SpaceX Begins Trading in Landmark $1.8 Trillion Listing

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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
12 Jun 8AM English United Kingdom Business

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