15 Jun 2026
Elon Musk’s Tesla accused of misleading marketing over its ‘full self-driving’ claims
In a bid to secure European approval for its "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) system, Tesla has reportedly furnished regulators in Sweden and the Netherlands with self-published safety statistics that independent traffic-safety researchers deem misleading marketing.
Chris Kirkham
2026
15 Jun 2026
SpaceX: To the moon for investors or a bumpy ride? Here's what experts say.
SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell celebrates with family and other SpaceX employees at the Nasdaq Marketsite in in New York after the SpaceX initial public offering on June 12, 2026.
Lim Hui Jie
2026
14 Jun 2026
Longtime SpaceX Investor Cathie Wood Made This Move on IPO Day. Should You Follow?
Cathie Wood, the founder of Ark Invest, is known for her support of Elon Musk's innovations and ambitions. Wood's biggest holding in the flagship Ark Innovation fund is Tesla, and SpaceX (SPCX +19.17%) is the top holding in the Ark Venture fund. Musk is the chief executive officer of both companies. It's not surprising that Wood holds shares of Musk-led companies because her investment strategy…
Adria Cimino, ADRIA J. CIMINO
2026
14 Jun 2026
Musk's trillions fuelled by AI and his pied piper power over investors
In 2010, around the time of Tesla's Initial Public Offering (IPO), an acquaintance proudly showed me his red Tesla Roadster, the first imported into Australia. It was a fine little rocket, the first electric vehicle of the modern era, discontinued in 2012 having provided the engineering and financial foundations for the Model S and, eventually, SpaceX.
Alan Kohler
2026
14 Jun 2026
Nasa grants, tax credits and federal support: How US government helped Elon Musk become the world’s first
Elon Musk ’s rise to becoming the world’s first trillionaire has been powered not just by investors and technology breakthroughs, but significantly by years of US government support, according to analysis of SpaceX and Tesla’s early growth and financing.
News Desk
2026
14 Jun 2026
SpaceX surge further boosts Saudi billionaire prince’s fortune
Friday’s debut share surge for SpaceX is bolstering the fortunes of one of Saudi Arabia’s richest men.
Adveith Nair, Bloomberg
2026
14 Jun 2026
Elon Musk's trillionaire status puts his net worth above crypto’s entire market cap outside Bitcoin
Elon Musk has become the first person in modern history to amass a personal net worth exceeding $1 trillion, crossing the historic threshold on Friday following the record-breaking public market debut of SpaceX.
@cryptoslate, Oluwayomi Oluwapelumi
2026
13 Jun 2026
How the military-industrial complex built the first trillionaire
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Wall Street valued SpaceX as a private company, but its rise was built on government research, military contracts and the U.S. war budget.
News Desk
2026
12 Jun 2026
Elon Musk, the world's first trillionaire - his stratospheric rise in charts
Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire on Friday, following the record-breaking stock market debut of his company SpaceX. With a current estimated net worth of about $1.11tn, according to Bloomberg, Musk sits well above wealthy billionaires topping rich lists, including Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and boss of French luxury goods group LVMH,…
Phil Leake
2026
