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SpaceX and Tesla Explore Merger to Create a De Facto Elon Inc.
SpaceX and Tesla Explore Merger to Create a De Facto Elon Inc. A deal would consolidate Elon Musk’s holdings in rockets, cars and artificial intelligence into a company worth well over $3 trillion. SpaceX’s blockbuster public offering on the Nasdaq in June helped make Elon Musk, who is also the chief executive of Tesla, the first person to be worth more than a trillion dollars.Credit...Jeenah Moon/Reuters Oct. 21, 2026, 6:58 a.m. ET Elon Musk has taken a big step toward creating Elon Inc.
SpaceX and Tesla Explore Merger to Create a De Facto Elon Inc.
7 hours ago The iPhone Duo is the biggest change to the iPhone’s form factor in its nearly 20-year history. It combines a compact, notebook-style design with an iPad-like inner display. It might look a little awkward, but that’s for good reason. I’ve spent the last week using the iPhone Duo. Here’s everything …
SpaceX Swings to a Profit, Even as A.I. Spending Soars Elon Musk’s rocket company also said its revenue had more than doubled, driven by its Starlink internet satellite service and artificial intelligence products. SpaceX’s performance on the stock market is a barometer for Anthropic, the A.I. company that may go public as early as next month.Credit...Andres Kudacki for The New York Times Oct.
Musk Pledges SpaceX Stock for ‘Every Kid in America’ as Billionaires Push Direct Donations
Elon Musk says he'll give a SpaceX share to every child in America next year SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Monday that he'll give every child in the U.S. one of his shares in the company next year. Musk currently owns about 4.8 …
Musk Pledges SpaceX Stock for ‘Every Kid in America’ as Billionaires Push Direct Donations
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Musk Pledges SpaceX Stock for ‘Every Kid in America’ as Billionaires Push Direct Donations Anthropic, an A.I. rival to SpaceX, earlier said it would form a “public benefit fund” and other tech moguls have contributed to savings accounts for children.
Musk pledges SpaceX stock for ‘every kid in America’ as billionaires push direct donations
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, said that he would give away one share of SpaceX, his rocket and artificial intelligence company, to “every kid in America” next year, in a social media post on Sunday night. “This will be the first of many,” he added in the post on X, the platform owned by SpaceX. Musk, whose net worth is around $904 billion according to Bloomberg, did not specify how he planned to give away his shares.
Musk Pledges SpaceX Stock for ‘Every Kid in America’ as Billionaires Push Direct Donations
Musk Pledges SpaceX Stock for ‘Every Kid in America’ as Billionaires Push Direct Donations Anthropic, an A.I. rival to SpaceX, earlier said it would form a “public benefit fund” and other tech moguls have contributed to savings accounts for children. Elon Musk said he would give one share of SpaceX stock to every child in America, but did not specify how.Credit...Finn Gomez/Getty Images Oct.
When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe
When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity. A former Cornell student’s lawsuit accusing members of a fraternity of sexual assault stirred anger and debate at the university and on college campuses nationwide.Credit...Lauren Petracca for The New York Times The online campaign to unmask Jane Doe began with pleas on X.
When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe
When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity. A former Cornell student’s lawsuit accusing members of a fraternity of sexual assault stirred anger and debate at the university and on college campuses nationwide.Credit...Lauren Petracca for The New York Times Oct. 16, 2026, 6:30 p.m. ET The online campaign to unmask Jane Doe began with pleas on X.
To Inflict Economic Pain, Russia and Ukraine Strike at Data Centers
To Inflict Economic Pain, Russia and Ukraine Strike at Data Centers Military forces have sought to damage the computing hubs that power online services and artificial intelligence systems. A fire broke out after a Ukrainian drone hit a Yandex data center in Sasovo, Russia last week.Credit...Via Reuters Oct. 15, 2026, 11:24 a.m. ET The war between Russia and Ukraine has come for data centers.
What Is Starshield, SpaceX’s Military-Grade Satellite Internet Service Ukraine Relies On?
What Is Starshield, SpaceX’s Military-Grade Satellite Internet Service Ukraine Relies On? - The New York Times
SpaceX to Spend $100 Billion on New Spaceport in Louisiana
SpaceX to Spend $100 Billion on New Spaceport in Louisiana It would be the rocket company’s second private launch site after Starbase, its headquarters in South Texas. SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company, said on Tuesday that it would commit $100 billion to building a launch facility in southern Louisiana, as it aims to send …
SpaceX to Spend $100 Billion on New Spaceport in Louisiana It would be the rocket company’s second private launch site after Starbase, its headquarters in South Texas. Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana during an event on Tuesday with SpaceX announcing a deal to build a new spaceport in his state.Credit...Edmund D. Fountain for The New York Times Ryan Mac recently covered SpaceX’s debut on the stock market, which was the biggest ever initial public offering. Aug.
SpaceX's Spending on AI Soars, In First Results After IPO
LOS ANGELES -- SpaceX went public in June in the largest-ever initial public offering, turning its founder Elon Musk into the world's first trillionaire. Since then, the rocket maker has had a rocky ride in the stock market, and Musk has returned to mere billionaire status, amid questions about the company's spending on artificial intelligence and whether it can achieve its ambitious ideas, such as launching AI data centers into space and building a rocket powerful enough to reach Mars.
Since then, the rocket maker has had a rocky ride in the stock market, and Mr. Musk has returned to mere billionaire status, amid questions about the company’s spending on artificial intelligence and whether it can achieve its ambitious ideas, such as launching A.I. data centers into space and building a rocket powerful enough to reach Mars. On Tuesday, SpaceX showed just how much it was investing to hit those goals.
Jornada turbulenta da SpaceX no mercado de ações pode ficar ainda mais acidentada
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SpaceX’s Bumpy Ride on the Stock Market May Get Bumpier Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The shackles are soon coming off SpaceX’s stock. On Thursday, the first “lockup” on shares of Elon Musk’s rocket company is set to expire, which means employees and other company insiders who were prevented from trading the stock after SpaceX’s initial public offering in June will be able to do so.
SpaceX’s Bumpy Ride on the Stock Market May Get Bumpier
Now In “Don’t Be Evil,” Claire Stapleton, a former Google spin doctor, tries to make sense of her time in the industry. DON’T BE EVIL: Bad Bosses, Fake Promises, and My Escape From Big Tech, by Claire Stapleton For two decades, tech jobs were all the rage, and not just for software engineers. Among a …
SpaceX's Bumpy Ride on the Stock Market May Get Bumpier
LOS ANGELES -- The shackles are soon coming off SpaceX's stock. On Thursday, the first "lockup" on shares of Elon Musk's rocket company is set to expire, which means employees and other company insiders who were prevented from trading the stock after SpaceX's initial public offering in June will be able to do so. Lockups are put in place after an offering to prevent shares from flooding the market and driving down their price.
SpaceX's Bumpy Ride on the Stock Market May Get Bumpier
LOS ANGELES -- The shackles are soon coming off SpaceX's stock. On Thursday, the first "lockup" on shares of Elon Musk's rocket company is set to expire, which means employees and other company insiders who were prevented from trading the stock after SpaceX's initial public offering in June will be able to do so. Lockups are put in place after an offering to prevent shares from flooding the market and driving down their price.
SpaceX Falls Below I.P.O. Price of $135 Original
SpaceX Falls Below I.P.O. Price of $135 After soaring in its stock market debut, the shares of Elon Musk’s rocket and A.I. company have been rocky. July 15, 2026, 12:14 p.m. ET SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company, dropped below its initial public offering price on Wednesday, raising questions for other tech companies that are aiming to test the public markets.
SpaceX Briefly Falls Below IPO Price of $135
LOS ANGELES -- SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket and artificial intelligence company, dropped below its initial public offering price of $135 Wednesday before closing the day slightly above it, raising questions for other tech companies aiming to test the public markets. SpaceX shares fell more than 2.5% in intraday trading before ending the trading day at $135.27.
SpaceX Falls Below IPO Price of $135
LOS ANGELES -- SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket and artificial intelligence company, dropped below its initial public offering price Wednesday, raising questions for other tech companies that are aiming to test the public markets. SpaceX shares fell more than 1.6% in intraday trading to $133.74, below the $135 price when the company went public last month in the largest IPO ever.
Plant Elon Musk eine Mega-Fusion von Tesla und SpaceX?
SpaceX hat den größten Börsengang aller Zeiten hingelegt, doch die Wall Street erwartet möglicherweise noch Größeres von Elon Musk, dem Vorstandsvorsitzenden des Raketenunternehmens.
Musk’s Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla
Musk’s Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla Some shareholders might object, but there is little they could do, legal experts say. Elon Musk is the chief executive of the electric car company Tesla and SpaceX, the rocket company.
Musk's Next Move May Be a Megamerger of SpaceX and Tesla
SpaceX held the biggest initial public offering of all time, but Wall Street may be expecting something even bigger from Elon Musk, the rocket company's chief executive. Many of his fans and investors expect him to merge SpaceX with Tesla, the maker of electric cars where he is also CEO, joining most of his businesses into a single roughly $4 trillion tech conglomerate, a sort of Elon, Inc.
Riding High After IPO, SpaceX Will Buy AI Startup for $60 Billion
Over the past year, Elon Musk has jumped further into the artificial intelligence boom and refocused his rocket company, SpaceX, on building orbital data centers and manufacturing AI computer chips. On Tuesday, just four days after holding the largest initial public offering ever, SpaceX said it was completing a $60 billion deal to buy Cursor, a startup that develops AI tools for writing computer code.
Riding High After IPO, SpaceX Will Buy AI Startup for $60 Billion
Over the past year, Elon Musk has jumped further into the artificial intelligence boom and refocused his rocket company, SpaceX, on building orbital data centers and manufacturing AI computer chips. On Tuesday, just four days after holding the largest initial public offering ever, SpaceX said it was completing a $60 billion deal to buy Cursor, a startup that develops AI tools for writing computer code.
SpaceX's Stock Surges on First Full Day of Trading
SpaceX's share price continued to surge Monday, the company's first full day of trading, adding to its sharp move higher Friday after its record-breaking public listing. Elon Musk's rocket maker and artificial intelligence company rose more than 10% in early afternoon trading Monday. In a frenzied few hours of trading Friday, the day of the company's market debut, SpaceX rose nearly 20%.
SpaceX's Stock Surges on First Full Day of Trading
SpaceX's share price continued to surge Monday, the company's first full day of trading, adding to its sharp move higher Friday after its record-breaking public listing. Elon Musk's rocket maker and artificial intelligence company rose more than 15% in early afternoon trading Monday. In a frenzied few hours of trading Friday, the day of the company's market debut, SpaceX rose nearly 20%.
SpaceX's Stock Surges on First Full Day of Trading
SpaceX's share price continued to surge Monday, the company's first full day of trading, adding to its sharp move higher Friday after its record-breaking public listing. Elon Musk's rocket maker and artificial intelligence company rose 19.6% Monday, surpassing its rise in a frenzied few hours of trading Friday, when SpaceX rose 19.2% in its market debut.
SpaceX's Stock Surges on First Full Day of Trading
SpaceX's share price continued to surge Monday, the company's first full day of trading, adding to its sharp move higher Friday after its record-breaking public listing. Elon Musk's rocket maker and artificial intelligence company rose 19.6% Monday, surpassing its rise in a frenzied few hours of trading Friday, when SpaceX rose 19.2% in its market debut.
SpaceX’s unlikely journey from far-out idea to $2 trillion juggernaut
About 25 years ago, Adeo Ressi, a former college roommate of Elon Musk’s, begged the tech entrepreneur not to start a rocket company. Musk had just reaped millions of dollars from the sale of PayPal, which he helped create, to eBay. He and Ressi were looking at ways to send terrestrial plant life to Mars. They had a $50 million budget, but soon found it was not enough to cover the cost of a rocket. So Musk told his friend that he was going to build his own.
SpaceX rises 20% in largest IPO ever
By RYAN MAC and LAUREN HIRSCH NYTimes News Service LOS ANGELES — SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company, capped the biggest-ever initial public offering by rising 20% in its trading debut Friday, turning the world’s richest man into the first trillionaire and setting the stage for fast-growing AI companies to reach the stock market in a once-in-a-lifetime bonanza. SpaceX shares opened trading at $150, up from their IPO price of $135, before closing the day at $161.11.
A improvável jornada da SpaceX: de uma ideia fora da caixa a um gigante que vale biliões de dólares
Musk reconheceu quão improváveis eram as conquistas da SpaceX. Na sede da empresa, a Starbase, no Texas, no dia da OPV, o empresário de 54 anos disse que tinha dado à SpaceX menos de 10% de probabilidade de sucesso. "Disse isto às pessoas: 'Provavelmente vai falhar. Mas devemos tentar'", afirmou. Os sonhos espaciais de Musk eram inicialmente modestos e centravam-se no envio de algumas sementes para Marte numa pequena estufa, através de um projeto que tinha iniciado com Ressi, o Life to Mars.
Elon Musk se convierte en el primer billonario del mundo
Elon Musk se convirtió el viernes en el primer billonario del mundo cuando las acciones de su empresa de cohetes SpaceX comenzaron a cotizar en bolsa, lo que marca el inicio de una nueva era de riqueza extrema y de creciente desigualdad económica. Musk alcanzó este hito cuando las acciones de SpaceX abrieron a 150 dólares, 11 por ciento superior a su precio de salida a bolsa de 135 dólares.
A improvável jornada da SpaceX: de uma ideia fora da caixa a um gigante que vale biliões de dólares
Há cerca de 25 anos, Adeo Ressi, um antigo colega de quarto de faculdade de Elon Musk, implorou ao empresário tecnológico para não fundar uma empresa de foguetões. Musk tinha acabado de ganhar milhões de dólares com a venda do PayPal, que ajudou a criar, ao eBay. Ele e Ressi procuravam formas de enviar vida vegetal para Marte. Tinham um orçamento de 50 milhões de dólares, mas rapidamente perceberam que não era suficiente para cobrir o custo de um foguetão.
SpaceX’s Unlikely Journey From Far-Out Idea to $2 Trillion Juggernaut
SpaceX’s Unlikely Journey From Far-Out Idea to $2 Trillion Juggernaut Elon Musk said he had initially given SpaceX less than a 10 percent chance of succeeding. His rocket company has come a long way. A SpaceX ad on the Nasdaq MarketSite tower in Times Square.
Elon Musk se convierte en el primer billonario del mundo
Luego de que las acciones de SpaceX se dispararan en su primer día de cotización, la persona más rica del mundo ha superado otro hito: uno de 13 dígitos. Elon Musk se convirtió el viernes en el primer billonario del mundo cuando las acciones de su empresa de cohetes SpaceX comenzaron a cotizar en bolsa, lo que marca el inicio de una nueva era de riqueza extrema y de creciente desigualdad económica.
Elon Musk se convierte en el primer billonario del mundo
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Elon Musk se convierte en el primer billonario del mundo Luego de que las acciones de SpaceX se dispararan en su primer día de cotización, la persona más rica del mundo ha superado otro hito: uno de 13 dígitos.
Elon Musk’s Big Bet for SpaceX Elon Musk’s Big Bet for SpaceX Original
Elon Musk’s Big Bet for SpaceXElon Musk’s Big Bet for SpaceX Elon Musk is taking SpaceX public and keeping almost all the power. Ryan Mac, a technology reporter for The Times, breaks down why the company’s record I.P.O. is both a big bet on Musk’s vision and a risk for investors. By Ryan Mac, Nour Idriss, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart, Rafaela Balster and Sam Rosenthal June 12, 2026
Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire
Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire Friday when shares of his rocket company SpaceX began trading on the stock market, signaling a new era of ultra-affluence and widening wealth inequality. Musk reached the milestone when trading of SpaceX shares opened at $150, up 11% from their initial public offering price of $135.
El gran debut de SpaceX en la bolsa refuerza el poder de Musk
SpaceX dijo que vendería más de 555 millones de acciones a 135 dólares cada una. Con ello, la empresa de Elon Musk batiría el récord de la oferta pública inicial establecido antes por Saudi Aramco. SpaceX, la empresa de cohetes y satélites de Elon Musk, ha fijado oficialmente el precio de su salida a bolsa, que se convertirá en el mayor debut bursátil del mundo, lo que demuestra la influencia del magnate tecnológico y la confianza de la gente en su visión empresarial.
SpaceX Rises 11% in Largest I.P.O. Ever
SpaceX Rises 11% in Largest I.P.O. Ever The stock market debut of Elon Musk’s rocket company paves the way for a wave of mega offerings that are coming from OpenAI and Anthropic.
Elon Musk Becomes the World’s First Trillionaire
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. Elon Musk, the chief executive of SpaceX, in 2022 at the company’s facility in Brownsville, Texas.Credit...Adrees Latif/Reuters Ryan Mac reports on the technology industry, and Ben Casselman reports on economics.
El gran debut de SpaceX en la bolsa refuerza el poder de Musk
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. El gran debut de SpaceX en la bolsa refuerza el poder de Musk SpaceX dijo que vendería más de 555 millones de acciones a 135 dólares cada una. Con ello, la empresa de Elon Musk batiría el récord de la oferta pública inicial establecido antes por Saudi Aramco.
Live Updates: SpaceX Set to Start Trading in Blockbuster Market Debut
June 10, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ETJune 10, 2026 Image Shares of SpaceX are expected to start trading on Friday.Credit...Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The New York Times SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket ship company, plans to sell shares publicly for the first time ever this week. It’s an unusual event in several ways.
SpaceX Rises 20% in Largest IPO Ever
LOS ANGELES -- SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket and artificial intelligence company, capped the biggest-ever initial public offering by rising 20% in its trading debut Friday, turning the world's richest man into the first trillionaire and setting the stage for fast-growing AI companies to reach the stock market in a once-in-a-lifetime bonanza. SpaceX shares opened trading at $150, up from their IPO price of $135, before closing the day at $161.11.
SpaceX's Unlikely Journey From Far-Out Idea to $2 Trillion Juggernaut
About 25 years ago, Adeo Ressi, a former college roommate of Elon Musk's, begged the tech entrepreneur not to start a rocket company. Musk had just reaped millions of dollars from the sale of PayPal, which he helped create, to eBay. He and Ressi were looking at ways to send terrestrial plant life to Mars. They had a $50 million budget, but soon found it was not enough to cover the cost of a rocket. So Musk told his friend that he was going to build his own.
SpaceX Rises 11% in Largest IPO Ever
LOS ANGELES -- SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket and artificial intelligence company, capped the biggest-ever initial public offering by rising 11% as it began trading Friday, turning the world's richest man into the first trillionaire and setting the stage for fast-growing AI companies to reach the stock market in a once-in-a-lifetime bonanza. SpaceX shares opened trading at $150, up from their IPO price of $135 a share.
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