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Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX valuation passes $2tn in first stock market trading – business live
One economist says Musk’s world-first level of extreme wealth highlights massive economic disparities and could have profound effects on society SpaceX’s shares will be supported by a number of “forced buyers”, such as tracker funds. Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive ...
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One economist says Musk’s world-first level of extreme wealth highlights massive economic disparities and could have profound effects on society SpaceX’s shares will be supported by a number of “forced buyers”, such as tracker funds. Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive ...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX valuation passes $2tn in first stock market trading – business live, One economist says Musk’s world-first level of extreme wealth highlights massive economic disparities and could have profound effects on society SpaceX’s shares will be supported by a number of “forced buyers”, such as tracker funds. Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor, explains: The Nasdaq index has tweaked its rules, which has allowed SpaceX to join the index on a fast-track basis. It remains to be seen whether the company will have a disproportionate effect on the index in terms of weighting, but in any event its inclusion guarantees some additional and significant buying pressure. Continue reading…
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