SpaceX made the biggest stock market debut in history on Friday after nearly two and a half decades as a private company.

Public trading began around midday with a starting share price of $150, which quickly jumped by a double digit percentage and sent the company’s valuation above $2tn, where it remained through market close.

The company’s initial public offering made the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, the world’s first trillionaire.

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    7 days ago

    And given that this garbage isn’t profitable and has no hope of becoming profitable, he’s soon to be the world’s first former trillionaire.

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      No he’ll sell enough to not fall below and leave everyone else’s retirement savings holding the bag. Fucking ghoul.

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      I fucking hate Musk but in what world is SpaceX unprofitable? If you’re talking about xAI then I’ll agree with you, but with the access to space and starlink/starshield wrapped up in it SpaceX is positioned as the most likely of the AI companies to receive a government bailout when the balloon pops.

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    The way all the news outlets report on this like it is a good thing someone hoards so much wealth. Just ugh.