Rocket Lab’s Iridium Deal Gets Stock Trending After Hours: RKLB Stock Gains

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Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares are trending in after-hours trading Monday as investors continued reacting positively to the company’s planned acquisition of Iridium Communications Inc.. RKLB ...

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