SpaceX IPO Demands Investor Trust in Musk’s Entangled Empire

<p>The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vTiACF">http://bit.ly/3vTiACF</a>.<br /><br />SpaceX&rsquo;s initial public offering is a bet on Elon Musk&rsquo;s most audacious vision yet: an industrial empire combining hardware, software and artificial intelligence that brings rocket launches, satellites and computing resources into one sprawling conglomerate. A nearly 18-minute video produced as part of its IPO roadshow touts everything from solar-powered orbital data centers to a thriving lunar economy to asteroid mining.<br /><br />If SpaceX hits its targeted valuation of $1.8 trillion, it will immediately become one of the world&rsquo;s most valuable public companies. Musk, on the cusp of turning 55, will likely be the world&rsquo;s first trillionaire. And for Tesla Inc., the electric-car maker and energy company that Musk took public in 2010, the question is increasingly about when &mdash; not if &mdash; SpaceX will absorb Tesla whole.<br /><br />On this episode, Carol Massar and Emily Graffeo speak with:</p> <ul> <li>Dana Hull, Bloomberg News Senior Technology Reporter</li> <li>Jeff DiLullo, CEO at Philips North America On Philips 2026 Future Health Index report</li> <li>Sec. Gina Raimondo, 40th Commerce Secretary on America&rsquo;s role in AI race, labor market impact&nbsp;</li> <li>John McCluskey, CEO, Alamos Gold On state of gold market, Alamos Canada operations and mining&nbsp;</li> </ul><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>