Economy Added 92d ago · originally reported 93d ago 24 outlets

SpaceX completes record-breaking IPO, making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.

SpaceX raised $75 billion in its initial public offering, selling 555.6 million shares at $135 each. Shares opened at $150 and closed around $161, valuing the company at over $2 trillion and pushing Elon Musk's net worth above $1 trillion. The IPO surpassed Saudi Aramco's 2019 offering to become the largest in history.

Divergence score

This event sits in the top 16% of divergence this week. 24 outlets covered it, splitting into 24 framing camps across 4 bias groups.

24 camps

4 bias groups

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The spectrum · how 24 outlets placed this story

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Al Jazeera

Newsmax

Reason

Times of Israel

Globe and Mail

Deutsche Welle

The Federalist

Breitbart

AP News

NPR

Daily Wire

Washington Times

South China Morning Post

Semafor

Axios

Reuters

Wall Street Journal

Financial Times

The Hill

BBC

NY Post

Bloomberg

Le Monde

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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first

Furthest apart on this story

CNN

SpaceX shares debut after biggest IPO in history

celebratory business milestone · positive

Washington Times

Elon Musk protest inflatable appears in Times Square ahead of SpaceX IPO

protest and AI safety concerns · negative

How CNN and Washington Times compare across every story →

First to report

Semaforfirst
Breitbart+19.3 h
Financial Times+21.2 h
Globe and Mail+21.4 h
Axios+21.4 h
Wall Street Journal+21.9 h
Reuters+22.2 h
South China Morning Post+23.6 h
Al Jazeera+24.4 h
CNN+26.3 h
BBC+31.8 h
Newsmax+37.8 h

By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.

The split, in one line

Business outlets focus on the record-breaking $75 billion raise and valuation metrics. Left-leaning outlets highlight pension fund concerns and wealth inequality. Right-leaning outlets frame criticism as leftist hatred for success.

How each outlet covered it

Broad agreement on what happened

Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.

THE LEFT2 outlets · mostly critical

“It's SpaceX's first day on the stock market”

NPR NPR LEFT

33LOW DIVERGENCE

THE RIGHT9 outlets · mostly supportive

“Elon Musk Becomes the World's First Trillionaire. Is That Such a Bad Thing?”

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“The super-sized SpaceX IPO, in four charts - Semafor” · Al Jazeera, Times of Israel, Globe and Mail, Deutsche Welle, AP News, South China Morning Post, Semafor, Axios, Reuters, The Hill, BBC, Bloomberg, Le Monde

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CNNCNN SpaceX shares debut after biggest IPO in history 92d ago NPRNPR It's SpaceX's first day on the stock market 92d ago

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