MARKETSSTORY 841· JULY 22, 2026

Musk Says Tesla and SpaceX Are Growing Closer, Won't Discuss a Merger

"Overlap" is corporate shorthand for when two businesses share enough technology or operations that they become harder to run as separate entities. Elon Musk used that word to describe what he sees between Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX, making…

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