SpaceX shares climbed 5.1% to more than $167, the highest level since early July and a 58% increase from their lows in August. This surge in secondary market trading has lifted the overall market valuation of the aerospace company to approximately $2.3 trillion.
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Elon Musk Becomes World's Only Trillionaire as SpaceX and Tesla Rally
US Markets15 days ago
A spike in the stock prices of his public and private ventures propelled the billionaire back into a wealth bracket occupied by no other individual on Oct. 5. Gains in Tesla and a rally in equity trades for SpaceX pushed the founder's total fortune above $1 trillion, according to Forbes, restoring his status as the only trillionaire in the world.
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