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Finance

SpaceX Draws Hordes of Investors, Some Unlikely or Unknowing

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SpaceX is expected to set aside 20% of its shares for retail buyers who’ve placed bids for more than $100 billion worth of shares.

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Electric Vehicles

Rivian Is Gaining Ground on Tesla With New Midsize SUV

R2 hitting the market marks a significant milestone for Rivian, one that could determine whether it becomes a household name.

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Industrials

The SpaceX IPO Is About Way More Than Just Rocket Ships

Projections of massive growth for X (née Twitter), xAI and Starlink are all central to the lofty SpaceX IPO thesis.

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ETF Upside

SpaceX IPO Pumps Rocket Fuel into Thematic Space ETFs

“Everyone wants a piece of SpaceX,” said Strategas’ ETF strategist Todd Sohn.

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Banking

Anthropic Raises Stakes in Wall Street’s IPO Gold Rush

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In March, The Information reported that bankers involved in taking the company public expect it to raise a monstrous $60 billion in its IPO.

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International Economics

What Wall Street CEOs Want from Trump-Xi Summit

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The combined net worth of the US CEOs who joined President Donald Trump for a two-day summit in China is nearly $1 trillion.

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Electric Vehicles

Crowded by EV Rivals, Tesla Preps For Critical Earnings Report

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For what feels like the third or fourth time in a row, Tesla is gearing up for what may be the most important earnings call in its history.

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Social Media

Linda Yaccarino Ducks Out of X’s New Grok Era

Just over two years after taking the job, X (formerly Twitter) CEO Linda Yaccarino on Wednesday announced she’d be stepping down from her role.

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Artificial Intelligence

Musk’s xAI Holds Talks for Another Massive Fundraising Round

To catch up in the AI race, Elon Musk’s xAI is going to have to burn some proverbial rubber — and lots and lots of literal cash.

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Autos

Can Elon Musk’s Pajama Party Brighten Up Tesla’s Tomorrow?

Elon Musk is again sleeping at Tesla’s offices again, but that may not be enough to restart the top US EV-maker’s engine.

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