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Hiltzik: Small investors have powered SpaceX higher, but they'll shoulder much of the risk when reality bites
Who will pay the price when the SpaceX hype ebbs? History says it will be the little guy
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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Hiltzik: Small investors have powered SpaceX higher, but they’ll shoulder much of the risk when reality bites, Who will pay the price when the SpaceX hype ebbs? History says it will be the little guy
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Primary source: Hiltzik: Small investors have powered SpaceX higher, but they’ll shoulder much of the risk when reality bites via Los Angeles Times. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Hiltzik: Small investors have powered SpaceX higher, but they'll shoulder much of the risk when reality bitesLos Angeles Times - 2026-06-16T10:00:00+00:00
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