SpaceX Just Spooked Verizon. The Sneaky Winners May Be America's Cell-Tower Owners
SpaceX's wireless expansion pressures Verizon but could benefit American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA Communications.
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Nine of 11 sectors are higher in Friday's regular session, with the top three split across defensive, growth and cyclical groups. The leaders are separated rather than clustered, with no single gap clearly standing apart from the other breaks across the table.
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