SpaceX shares rise 11% in strong Nasdaq debut after $75 billion IPO
SpaceX shares rose 11% on their Nasdaq debut after a $75 billion IPO, valuing the company at nearly $1.96 trillion and making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. The listing gives public investors direct access to SpaceX for the first time, with Starlink as the core growth driver.
17d ago · 3 min · Markets
Elon Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire
Elon Musk has crossed one trillion dollars in net worth, becoming the world's first trillionaire after SpaceX's stock market debut crystallised the value of his stake in the company. The listing is also a major market event, opening one of the last large private tech companies to public investors.
18d ago · 3 min · Big Stories
SpaceX IPO live updates: Elon Musk's company set for biggest market debut ever
SpaceX is set to go public in what is being called the largest market debut in history, with Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company finally opening to public investors. The listing will put a public-market price on both its launch business and fast-growing Starlink broadband unit.
18d ago · 3 min · Markets
Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO: Company Sets Initial Stock Pricing for Biggest-Ever Public Offering at $1.77 Trillion Valuation
SpaceX confirmed IPO pricing for 555.6 million shares at a $1.77 trillion valuation, making it the largest public offering in history. The debut gives public investors their first direct access to Musk's rocket, satellite internet, AI, and X-owning conglomerate.
18d ago · 4 min · Markets
Revisiting the SpaceX Valuation: A Post-Prospectus Update!
SpaceX's IPO prospectus reveals a 2025 net loss of roughly $5 billion, $22.9 billion in total debt offset by $24.7 billion in cash, and a dual-class share structure giving Elon Musk over 85 percent of voting control.
24d ago · 5 min · Markets
To a Trillion(s) Dollars and beyond: A SpaceX IPO Odyssey!
SpaceX is approaching an IPO that could value the company at $1.75 trillion or more, making it potentially the largest public debut in history. A pre-IPO discounted cash flow analysis across its launch, Starlink, and xAI businesses puts intrinsic value at roughly $1.22 trillion, well below rumored offering prices.
1mo ago · 5 min · Markets
Starlink user growth accelerates as SpaceX eyes public market debut, report says
SpaceX's Starlink is posting accelerating user growth as the company eyes a potential public market debut, per a new report. Faster subscriber additions bolster the satellite broadband unit's standalone valuation case and could intensify pressure for a formal IPO timeline. No listing date or structure has been
2mo ago · 1 min · Business
The Download: bad news for inner Neanderthals, and AI warfare’s human illusion
MIT Technology Review's digest challenges the Neanderthal interbreeding theory and questions the reliability of human oversight in AI-driven warfare. An op-ed argues that Pentagon 'human in the loop' standards are procedurally hollow because overseers cannot interpret AI decision-making. A Starlink outage that
2mo ago · 1 min · Technology
SpaceX Numbers Point to Starlink as the Golden Goose Behind Revenue Surge
SpaceX's financials identify Starlink as the central driver of the company's revenue surge, shifting the valuation narrative from launch contracts to subscription-based satellite internet. The recurring revenue model offers cash flow stability that offsets the lumpy economics of government and commercial launch deals.
2mo ago · 1 min · Business
How Charlie Ergen's SpaceX windfall could net billions
Charlie Ergen, founder of EchoStar and Dish Network, is positioned for a multi-billion-dollar gain on a SpaceX equity stake. The holding is notable given SpaceX's soaring private valuation and its direct competition with Ergen's satellite broadband businesses. Specific transaction details and any liquidity timeline
2mo ago · 1 min · Business
Tech stocks today: Amazon to acquire satellite company Globalstar as it takes on Elon Musk's Starlink
Amazon has agreed to acquire satellite company Globalstar, expanding its push into low-Earth orbit connectivity to challenge Elon Musk's Starlink. The deal gives Amazon access to licensed spectrum and satellite assets that could accelerate its Project Kuiper broadband rollout.
2mo ago · 1 min · Technology