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Elon Musk’s SpaceX raises $75bn in world’s biggest IPO

Rockets-to-AI group priced its shares at $135 in deal that drew blockbuster investor demand

SpaceX Officially Prices Shares at $135 in the Largest IPO Ever

With its official share pricing announcement, SpaceX's IPO has begun.

SpaceX SPV investors won't know their true holdings until post-IPO lock-ups lift

After SpaceX makes its public debut, lower-tier SPV investors face hidden fees, lengthy payout delays, and the risk of outright fraud.

The AI public market floodgates are opening

The huge sums that Wall Street is about to be asked for look like being only a down payment

Gold sinks to 6-month low as speculative investors exit

Bullion set for worst quarter in almost a decade as Iran war, expectations of US rate rises and SpaceX IPO weigh on price

The ‘new joule order’ is here. The west is last to realise

Electrification is the purchase of optionality and China bought more of it than any nation in history

Oracle's data center spending worries investors

The hyperscaler has burned through some $23.7 billion in cash so far this year

What the rise in flash drives tells us about inflation (and AI)

AI investment continues to seep into some of the more mundane corners of the economy.

'Anything could happen': SpaceX IPO poses big test for Wall Street banks

Elon Musk’s rockets-to-AI group is listing at a fixed price during a bout of volatility in US markets

Google Pledges $50 Million to Help Train More Than 300,000 Skilled Trade Workers Across the U.S.

The search giant's initiative follows similar efforts by Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and Meta.