Denitza Sakova
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Denitza Sakova is a reporter for Bloomberg News. She reports on financial markets and stock movements, frequently appearing on Bloomberg programs to discuss market trends.
What Denitza Sakova has said on podcasts
18 statements
SpaceX capital expenditure reached $28.5 billion, four times the prior year’s spending.
“capital expenditure. This is something we've been worried for a very long time and that number is 28.5 billion in the first half. This is significantly four times more the spending a year earlier.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, New York Times Sinks, Booking RisesListen at 1:17
SpaceX spending has not yet produced a large payoff.
“you're spending so much and so far we're not seeing a big payoff”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, New York Times Sinks, Booking RisesListen at 1:58
New York Times digital-only subscriber growth is slowing relative to its prior trend.
“We saw a big growth in digital only subscribers, but compared to the trend they've had for quite some times, this is slowing down a little bit”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, New York Times Sinks, Booking RisesListen at 2:42
US travel demand has remained firm.
“travel demand has remained firm”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, New York Times Sinks, Booking RisesListen at 3:20
Investors are optimistic about Booking Holdings.
“a lot of optimism for booking”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, New York Times Sinks, Booking RisesListen at 3:33
SpaceX shares fell below the $135 threshold.
“Shares are lower down today and they're lower than this threshold we've been looking for weeks. The $135 mark, it's just slightly lower, but nevertheless it's an important threshold.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 1:04
SpaceX shares surged nearly 50%, then lost nearly a quarter of their value.
“It surged nearly 50 in the first three days of trading, losing nearly a quarter of the value over the next three sessions.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 1:28
Index-fund buying boosted SpaceX shares after its Russell and Nasdaq 100 additions.
“SpaceX was added both to the Russell and the Nasdaq 100 and we've seen some of this boost from obviously past IF funds buying of the shares.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 1:40
Index funds bought about $5.4 billion of SpaceX shares.
“Bloomberg Intelligence says this is about 5.4 billion in buying from index funds.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 1:50
Raymond James set an $800 price target for SpaceX.
“We have a $800 price target from Raymond James.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 2:36
Eighty percent of analysts rate SpaceX as a buy.
“But overall 80% of analysts has a buy rating like it's pretty optimistic.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 2:39
Volatility is common in Elon Musk-related companies.
“that type of volatility is pretty common in comes and goes.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 3:19
BlackRock shares rose on the day.
“Blackrock is up today. Having a pretty strong day.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 3:42
BlackRock shares rose as much as 8.3% in early trading.
“Shares rose as much as 8.3% in earlier trading.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 4:00
BlackRock assets under management crossed $15 trillion for the first time.
“15 trillion. Crossing 15 trillion for the first time.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 4:12
BlackRock reported 8% growth in organic base fees.
“They reported 8% growth in organic base fees.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 4:28
BlackRock can charge investors more for its massive funds.
“It means that they can charge investors more for those massive funds.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 4:33
PayPal stock rose 17% on the day.
“Stock is up 17% today.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Falls, BlackRock Jumps, PayPal SurgesListen at 4:54
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2 episodes featuring Denitza Sakova
Stock Movers
AI spending splits the day’s stock movers
The episode shows how investor reactions diverged when capital intensity and operating costs weighed on two companies while travel demand exceeded expectations.
Aug 5, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
SpaceX volatility and BlackRock asset records drive market shifts
Understanding these divergent stock movements reveals how speculative tech valuation and massive institutional asset growth are shaping current market dynamics.
Jul 15, 2026 · 7 min