How Elon Musk nailed the SpaceX IPO: ‘I’m not sure that this could have gone much better’

There were a lot of ways that SpaceX’s initial public offering could have gone wrong. Instead, the company bucked Wall Street norms, pulled off the biggest IPO ever and raised $75 billion.
Here are all the red flags in the SpaceX IPO

You have to give Elon Musk credit for his vision — and chutzpah.
Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq
Elon Musk’s stake in SpaceX is worth more than $766 billion. Combined with his Tesla holdings, Musk’s net worth as of Friday is roughly $1.05 trillion.
Oil prices fall after report says Iran won’t restore Strait of Hormuz traffic to prewar levels

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude fell on Friday on reports that a potential deal would lift oil sanctions on Iran.
I’m 55 and earn $100,000. Should I take a $2,900 monthly pension — or $2,200 with 3% annual hikes?

“I plan to continue working until age 60.”
Rocket Lab and these four stocks are joining the Nasdaq 100, with SpaceX waiting in the wings

The Nasdaq 100 could imminently include SpaceX, but first it’s getting a shakeup that will usher in another space-technology company and four flashy AI plays.
Missed the rally in optical stocks? Coherent and Lumentum just got more attractive, according to J.P. Morgan.

Investors have been worried about the adoption of co-packaged optics, but those fears seem overblown, says an analyst.
Beyond SpaceX: Here's where family offices see buying opportunities in the space economy
Personal investment firms of the ultra-rich are interested in space startups even without Elon Musk’s name attached.
Elections advertising spend for 2026 expected to reach record high, outpacing presidential years
High-profile 2026 midterm races in California, Texas and other key states are driving higher spend earlier in the cycle, AdImpact found.
Trump says U.S. will take Iran’s oil-export hub Kharg Island. Here’s what his threat really means.

Oil prices climbed toward session highs Thursday after President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran and said the U.S. would take control of the country’s oil and gas markets as well Kharg Island, its oil-export hub.



