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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

SpaceX IPO: Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as opening shares soar

Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire in history after his SpaceX business floated on the stock market in New York.

Shares in his rocket business jumped at the start of trading on Friday (12 June) to open valued at two trillion US dollars (£1.5 trillion) in a record-breaking stock market debut.

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