SpaceX Begins Trading in Landmark $1.8 Trillion Listing
SpaceX starts life on public markets after raising around $75 billion and being valued at nearly $1.8 trillion
Today is the day SpaceX begins trading on public markets after raising around $75 billion in one of the largest listings on record, valuing the company at nearly $1.8 trillion.
Broader markets are also edging higher, with investors weighing whether enthusiasm around SpaceX is part of a wider surge linked to major AI-related listings still to come.
There is also growing focus on the personal implications of the listing. The scale of the valuation raises the possibility of Elon Musk entering the trillion-dollar club, prompting questions about what that means in practice
Presenter: Leanna Byrne
Producer: David Cann
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