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Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire following SpaceX IPO

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX began trading at $150 a share on Friday, above its listing price of $135 a share, making him the world’s first-ever trillionaire following the IPO.

The rocket and satellite company raised a record $75 billion, valuing the company at about $1.8 trillion, pushing the value of Musk’s stake in SpaceX to an estimated $690 billion. The company is trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker “SPCX” after pricing its IPO on Thursday.

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Combined with his holdings in electric vehicle maker Tesla, as well as other investments and assets, Musk’s net worth is now estimated at about $1.1 trillion.

SpaceX stock jumped after it began trading, rising to $168.75 a share before paring some of those gains to trade around $158 a share. It subsequently rebounded and reached a new high of $174.25.

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Elon Musk founded SpaceX and continues to serve as its CEO. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Investor demand for SpaceX has been intense. Reuters reported this week that the company attracted more than $250 billion in orders, while Bloomberg News reported Thursday that retail investors alone submitted more than $70 billion in requests for shares.

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The company is expected to allocate at least 20% of the offering to retail investors, according to Bloomberg — an unusually large portion for individual investors in a deal of this size.

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SpaceX’s IPO raised $75 billion and was the largest IPO in history, surpassing the $29 billion IPO of Saudi Aramco in 2019.

The IPO cemented Musk’s status as the world’s richest person, pushing the value of his holdings toward $1 trillion, a milestone no individual has previously reached.

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SpaceX has grown into the world’s largest space company. (AFP via Getty Images)

Founded by Musk in 2002, SpaceX has grown into the world’s largest space company and a dominant force in commercial launch services. The company pioneered reusable rocket technology, helping lower launch costs and reshape the economics of the space industry. It has also become a key contractor for NASA and the U.S. government through civil and national security missions.

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Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet business, has emerged as a major growth engine, providing broadband connectivity to consumers, businesses and governments around the world. According to the company’s IPO filing, Starlink generated the majority of SpaceX’s $18.67 billion in revenue last year.

The public debut has long ranked among Wall Street’s most anticipated offerings. SpaceX spent years as one of the world’s most valuable private companies, with investors eager for an opportunity to buy shares in the business.

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SpaceX is the leading provider of commercial space launch services. (Joe Skipper/Reuters)

According to the IPO filing, SpaceX will maintain a dual-class share structure that leaves control firmly in Musk’s hands. Class B shares will carry 10 votes each, while publicly traded Class A shares will carry one vote apiece. Musk is expected to retain roughly 85% of the company’s voting power following the offering.

Some 4,400 current and former SpaceX employees also stand to become millionaires through stock compensation accumulated during their time at the company, according to The New York Times, citing an analysis by investment platform Hill.com.

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SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen, center left, and President Gwynne Shotwell, center, during the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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If shares trade above their offering price following Friday’s debut, SpaceX’s valuation could climb even higher, potentially pushing Musk’s net worth beyond the trillion-dollar threshold while rewarding thousands of employees and investors who backed the company during its rise.

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This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Money-market funds have a lot going for them right now. Not only do they offer safety from turbulent markets, but investors can also earn an attractive 3.45% yield, according to Crane’s index of the 100 largest money-market funds. That’s down from 3.58% at the start of the year, but stable for the past few months and quite a bit higher than most investors expected for midyear.

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A coalition of state attorneys general has opened an investigation into OpenAI, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest in a series of legal actions by states directed at artificial intelligence companies.

OpenAI was served Friday with a subpoena seeking documents related to a range of its activities and impact on users, including advertising, user engagement and retention, handling of consumer data and health data, activities related to minors and seniors, deep learning models, model sycophancy and company policies, some of the people said. The subpoena, viewed by The Wall Street Journal, was sent by New York’s attorney general.

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Federal health officials are urging parents to immediately stop using a popular organic infant formula after three babies were hospitalized with botulism in a multistate outbreak linked to the product.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said all three infants consumed Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula before becoming ill.

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The babies, who ranged in age from 2 to 5 months, were hospitalized and treated with BabyBIG, the FDA-approved treatment for infant botulism.

The cases were reported in California, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to the CDC.

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Federal health officials are urging parents to stop using Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula after three infants were hospitalized with botulism. (Food and Drug Administration / Unknown)

Nara Organics on Friday recalled all lots and can sizes of its Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula, and federal health officials are investigating whether the product was the source of the outbreak.

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Testing of opened and unopened formula samples is underway, with results expected in the coming weeks.

Nara Organics confirmed the recall in a statement posted on its website.

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Three infants were hospitalized with botulism in a multistate outbreak linked to recalled Nara Organics infant formula, according to the CDC. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Getty Images)

“Stop using all Nara Organics infant formula immediately,” the company wrote. “We are heartbroken for the concern and stress this may cause your family.”

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The formula is sold nationwide through Target stores, Target.com and Nara.com.

The CDC advised parents and caregivers to throw away or return any unopened cans of the recalled formula.

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Three infants ranging in age from 2 to 5 months were hospitalized after consuming the recalled formula, federal health officials said. (iStock / iStock)

Officials said opened cans may be retained and stored separately if an infant develops symptoms, as state health departments may request samples for testing.

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According to the CDC, infant botulism occurs when spores from Clostridium botulinum bacteria enter a baby’s digestive tract and produce a dangerous toxin.

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Early symptoms can include constipation, difficulty feeding, a weak or altered cry and loss of head control.

Parents should seek immediate medical attention if an infant who consumed the recalled formula develops symptoms including poor feeding, difficulty swallowing, decreased facial expression or loss of head control, health officials said.

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Brookfield Is Buying the Rest of Oaktree Capital for $3 Billion to Build a Cash Machine

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Business partnerships can try men’s souls—never mind the wallets of those who invest in them. So far, though, the tie-up between super-investors Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield, and Howard Marks, co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, seems to be mostly friction-free and fruitful.

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