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Elon Musk Is the World's First Trillionaire

It's official: The world has its first trillionaire. At $150 a share, Elon Musk’s net worth is roughly $1.05 trillion. SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq Friday morning. Caroline Hyde, Ed Ludlow and Alexandra Merz, a Tesla investor…

Elon Musk is the world’s first trillionaire

Elon Musk's net worth has passed the trillion-dollar mark after SpaceX's IPO. His net worth, which was hovering around $800 billion before the IPO, includes the value of his 4.8 billion shares in SpaceX, along with his wealth from his…

Musk Becomes the World's First Trillionaire

Elon Musk has reached trillionaire status with the IPO of his company SpaceX. Bloomberg News ran the numbers — here's what he could theoretically do with all that money (Source: Bloomberg)

US consumer sentiment improves in June due to easing gas prices

Consumer sentiment still remains at historically low levels amid Iran war and rising inflation, new survey shows Easing gas prices are making Americans feel better about their personal finances and the economy in June, but consumer…

SpaceX Begins Trading on the Nasdaq After Record IPO

SpaceX is now trading. The stock sold for $150 in its opening trade on Nasdaq at 11:46 a.m. in New York, 11% above its $135 offering price, and climbed as high as $168.75 in the first few minutes. Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde report…

Elon Musk Becomes the World's First Trillionaire

Elon Musk's bank account is reaching new heights. The richest man in the world just got richer after becoming the world's first trillionaire June 12, thanks to his company SpaceX going public at a...

Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq

Elon Musk Becomes the World’s First Trillionaire

With SpaceX shares soaring on their first day of trading, the world’s richest person crossed another milestone — one with 13 digits.

Neil Shubin on Trusted Science in a ‘Deeply Partisan Age’

An eminent fossil hunter takes the reins at the National Academy of Sciences in a turbulent moment for American researchers.

SpaceX Options to Begin Trading on Tuesday After IPO

Options contracts on Space Exploration Technologies Corp. will begin trading Tuesday after shares began trading on Friday.

SpaceX launches IPO, making Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire

Elon Musk’s SpaceX made its highly anticipated stock market debut Friday morning, establishing him as the first person to ever be worth $1 trillion. The spacecraft and satellite communications company began trading on the Nasdaq with…

SpaceX shares gain 17% as trading begins, valuing Elon Musk's rocket company at more than $2 trillion