SpaceX Begins Trading in Landmark $1.8 Trillion Listing
6/12/20269 min
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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First 90 secondsLiana Byrne· Host0:00
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Liana Byrne· Host0:48
[upbeat music] Today's the day Elon Musk could become a trillionaire. It's World Business Express from the BBC World Service. I'm Liana Byrne. As people buy up SpaceX stocks, we ask, "What are they really buying?" And what will the company's public status mean for Musk himself? [upbeat music] So today is the day. SpaceX will start trading in public markets