SpaceX valuation rockets to over two trillion dollars

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Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire after his company SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq stock market in New York. Shares jumped more than twenty five per cent over their initial offer price, valuing the rocket, satellite, and AI firm at more than two trillion dollars. That makes it one of America's biggest company's by market value. Also in the programme: violence in the West Bank; and Albertans prepare to vote on independence. Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by Freddie Carver, Director of the Humanitarian Policy Group at ODI Global; and Eunice Goes, Professor of Politics at Richmond American University London. (Photo: A live feed shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2026. CREDIT: REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)