Gina Rinehart’s estimated A$700m profit from SpaceX IPO wiped out as stock price dips
Analyst says mining billionaire unlikely to be worried by lost paper profits after Elon Musk’s company dipped below i...
SpaceX shares slide below IPO price for first time as surge fizzles
Shares fall below $135 price after firm completed biggest ever IPO and made Elon Musk world’s first trillionaireSpace...
UK must cap political donations to stop the rich buying influence | Heather Stewart
If Starmer won’t act then his successor should – by restricting the power of a small group of mega-donors Just as N...
Tommy Robinson’s Musk-funded Russia trip spurs call to defend UK democracy
Ed Davey voices concern about the Musk family foundation taking the far-right activist on a visit to MoscowThe UK mus...
Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, says Musk’s father
Errol Musk says far-right activist is ‘a fine young man’ and held meetings with Russian business figuresElon Musk’s f...
Democrat running for Texas AG claims $110m in grants for Starlink ‘sure looks’ like corruption
Nathan Johnson says if elected he’ll investigate state’s deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide rural internetUS pol...
What will define Elon Musk’s legacy? Doge cuts to USAID Ebola programs
Experts say cuts have hindered the response to DRC’s Ebola outbreak and resulted in ‘significant numbers’ of deathsEl...
Elon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX in IPO run-up
Guardian analysis of X feed shows how keen world’s richest person was to air his views and ‘interfere’ in British pol...
Tesla sales surpass expectations for second quarter as Musk backlash seems to cool
Strong figures suggest Tesla’s auto business is regaining momentum after two straight annual sales declinesTesla blew...
Number of billionaires globally soars by 13% amid AI shares boom
Billionaires’ wealth grew by 25% on average in the year ended in April, research from Swiss bank UBS findsBusiness li...
Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’ | Arwa Mahdawi
The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealthFor...
When it comes to taxing the super rich, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel
Any new tax on the rich won’t raise much money unless many of the exceptions and loopholes are dealt withIn this new ...
What is China’s SpaceSail, and could it rival Elon Musk’s Starlink?
The company has just a few hundred satellites in low Earth orbit but has state backing and is already reportedly nego...
Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality
Elon Musk is a beneficiary of America’s lopsided prosperity – does the country have any appetite for redistribution?A...
‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
Guardian readers in the US share concerns about how the SpaceX IPO and AI boom affect their retirement accountsElon M...
I once protested against the G7. I feel no need now, because it’s collapsing all by itself | Zoe Williams
You cannot take a rules-based order seriously when only some of the participants are playing by the rulesWhen 200,000...
Is it bad that Elon Musk has a trillion dollars? Yes, and here’s why
Just as the ‘poverty line’ determines what’s required for basic living, we need a ‘wealth line’ to show when extreme ...
SpaceX to buy AI coding firm Anysphere for $60bn and passes Amazon valuation
Elon Musk firm adds startup behind Cursor app to its portfolio with xAI and reaches $2.8tn market capitalisationElon ...
Gina Rinehart makes ‘significant investment’ in Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Australian billionaire says investment reflects her confidence in world’s first trillionaire after his record-breakin...
Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace | Heather Stewart
As such technology advances quickly, firms should not lose sight of what qualities humans bring to jobsA robot magici...
Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says
Exclusive: Former minister calls for urgent action against companies such as X that allow incitement to violenceWes S...
How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?
He’s now the world’s first trillionaire, after his rocket and AI company broke IPO records on its way to a $2.1tn val...
SpaceX to list on US stock market at historic $1.77tn valuation
Initial public offering for aerospace and AI company made Musk the world’s first trillionaire as share prices jumpedS...
Elon Musk is a trillionaire now. Is that bad for the economy? – Stateside with Kai and Carter
Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire thanks to his company SpaceX, which now has the biggest IPO of al...