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Ackman's Pershing Square fund shares drop in hotly anticipated debut

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman launched his new Pershing Square USA closed-end fund on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday,

Ackman's Pershing Square fund shares drop in hotly anticipated debut
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Inside SpaceX's IPO: Musk's most ambitious plan yet

In the days after the PayPal IPO in 2002, Elon Musk and company executives gathered at a Las Vegas casino to celebrate.

Inside SpaceX's IPO: Musk's most ambitious plan yet
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Takeaways from day 1 of the Elon Musk and Sam Altman trial

Takeaways from day 1 of the Elon Musk and Sam Altman trial

Takeaways from day 1 of the Elon Musk and Sam Altman trial
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Bill Ackman's Pershing Square raises $5 billion for new US fund

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square has raised $5 billion for its new closed-end ‌fund that is part of a combined U.S. initial public offering of the alternative asset management

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square raises $5 billion for new US fund
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SpaceX ties Musk compensation to Mars colonization goal

SpaceX's board has approved a compensation plan for founder Elon Musk with goals as futuristic and celestial as the company's ambitions: colonizing Mars and running

SpaceX ties Musk compensation to Mars colonization goal
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Barrick names top executives to work on North American IPO

Barrick Mining named on Tuesday, Wessel Hamman as chief financial officer of the new company that will hold its North American assets in

Barrick names top executives to work on North American IPO
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Elon Musk trial against Sam Altman to reveal OpenAI power struggle, jury is seated

The bitter legal fight between Elon Musk and the leading artificial intelligence firm, OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, may come down to a few

Elon Musk trial against Sam Altman to reveal OpenAI power struggle, jury is seated
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Microsoft cuts OpenAI revenue share in a fresh step to loosen their AI alliance

Microsoft said Monday it will no longer pay a share of its revenue to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the latest move to untether a close partnership that helped unleash an artificial intelligence boom

Microsoft cuts OpenAI revenue share in a fresh step to loosen their AI alliance
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Seaport, Hemab launch US IPOs as biotech listings gather momentum

Drug developers Seaport Therapeutics and Hemab Therapeutics launched their U.S. initial public offerings on Monday, seeking to capitalize on a growing investor appetite for new

Seaport, Hemab launch US IPOs as biotech listings gather momentum
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Space analytics firm HawkEye targets $2.4 billion valuation in US IPO

HawkEye 360 is targeting a valuation of up to $2.42 billion in its initial public offering in the United States, the space analytics company

Space analytics firm HawkEye targets $2.4 billion valuation in US IPO
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman are about to face off in court. Is an impartial jury even possible?

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are about to face off in court. Is an impartial jury even possible?

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are about to face off in court. Is an impartial jury even possible?
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SpaceX would get enhanced protection from Texas laws, filing says

Elon Musk's SpaceX will count on the enhanced protection of Texas law to potentially fend off any hostile bidder or activist investor pushing for

SpaceX would get enhanced protection from Texas laws, filing says
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SpaceX refinanced debt with stopgap $20 billion loan before IPO filing

Elon Musk's SpaceX took out a $20 billion bridge loan last month to refinance much of its existing debt ahead of its blockbuster U.S.

SpaceX refinanced debt with stopgap $20 billion loan before IPO filing
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SpaceX conquered the stars, now eyes bigger opportunity in AI

Over the last quarter century, Elon Musk revived space travel, turning cosmic exploration into thriving businesses.

SpaceX conquered the stars, now eyes bigger opportunity in AI
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SpaceX IPO filing shows Elon Musk can retain board control

SpaceX is telling prospective investors its board will not need a majority of directors who are independent of

SpaceX IPO filing shows Elon Musk can retain board control
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Honeywell's Quantinuum confidentially files for US IPO

Industrial giant Honeywell said on Wednesday its quantum computing company, Quantinuum, has confidentially filed paperwork for a U.S. initial public offering.

Honeywell's Quantinuum confidentially files for US IPO
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This week at SpaceX: AI bets, losses and push for control as mega IPO looms

Elon Musk's SpaceX saw a slew of developments this week as it barrels toward what could be the largest initial public offering in history.

This week at SpaceX: AI bets, losses and push for control as mega IPO looms
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SpaceX says unproven AI space data centers may not be commercially viable, filing shows

SpaceX warned investors that its ambitions to build space-based artificial intelligence data centers, as well as human settlements on the moon and Mars,

SpaceX says unproven AI space data centers may not be commercially viable, filing shows
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SpaceX president Shotwell earned $85 million last year, document shows

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell earned $85.8 million in total compensation last year, a company prospectus showed, placing her among the highest‑paid U.S.

SpaceX president Shotwell earned $85 million last year, document shows
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South Korea police seek detention warrant for BTS agency founder Bang

South Korean police have requested a detention warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, the chairman of Kpop agency HYBE, over alleged illegal trading

South Korea police seek detention warrant for BTS agency founder Bang
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Nvidia rival Cerebras discloses US IPO filing as AI boom drives listings

AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems revealed its filing for a U.S. initial public offering on Friday, bringing the Nvidia rival closer to the public markets as it seeks to tap into

Nvidia rival Cerebras discloses US IPO filing as AI boom drives listings
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Kailera soars over 60% in Nasdaq debut as weight-loss drug race heats up

Weight-loss drug developer Kailera Therapeutics' shares surged 62.5% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday after closing a $625 million U.S. initial public offering, as

Kailera soars over 60% in Nasdaq debut as weight-loss drug race heats up
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Land management company EagleRock discloses revenue rise in US IPO filing

Land management company EagleRock Land reported higher annual revenue in paperwork filed on Thursday for a U.S. initial public offering, positioning itself as a rare energy

Land management company EagleRock discloses revenue rise in US IPO filing
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Mega IPOs loom on Wall St as Elon Musk's SpaceX reveals paperwork

Elon Musk's SpaceX moved closer to going public with its IPO filing on Wednesday, as the billionaire's rocket-and-satellite company looks to beat OpenAI and Anthropic to the new

Mega IPOs loom on Wall St as Elon Musk's SpaceX reveals paperwork
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The road to SpaceX's juggernaut IPO

Elon Musk's SpaceX filed for its hotly anticipated U.S. initial public offering on Wednesday, taking space exploration from a speculative venture to a mainstream investment theme.

The road to SpaceX's juggernaut IPO
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SpaceX will host analyst day on April 21, source says

Rocket company SpaceX will host an analyst day on April 21, and will offer analysts a visit to its "Macrohard" xAI datacenter in Memphis, Tennessee two

SpaceX will host analyst day on April 21, source says
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From filing to first trade: Inside the US IPO process

Elon Musk's SpaceX confidentially filed for what could be a record-breaking U.S. listing, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, spotlighting

From filing to first trade: Inside the US IPO process
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SpaceX's business and finances: rockets, satellite communications and budding AI

SpaceX is gearing up for a stock market debut that could value it at more than $1.75 trillion, as the Elon Musk-led company reaches for the stars in what could be the

SpaceX's business and finances: rockets, satellite communications and budding AI
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SpaceX files for IPO, sources say, offering investors stake in Musk's space ambitions

Elon Musk's SpaceX has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on

SpaceX files for IPO, sources say, offering investors stake in Musk's space ambitions
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Larry Gies' Madison Air targets $13.2 billion valuation in US IPO

Ventilation and filtration systems provider Madison Air Solutions said on Monday it was targeting a valuation of up to $13.2 billion in its U.S. initial

Larry Gies' Madison Air targets $13.2 billion valuation in US IPO
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HVAC firm Madison Air raises $2.2 billion in US IPO

Indoor air systems provider Madison Air Solutions said on Wednesday it had raised $2.23 billion in the biggest U.S. initial public offering so far this year.

HVAC firm Madison Air raises $2.2 billion in US IPO
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SpaceX lays out IPO details, targets early June roadshow, sources say

SpaceX outlined details of its highly anticipated IPO at a meeting with its team of bankers Monday night, telling them it plans to earmark a large portion of

SpaceX lays out IPO details, targets early June roadshow, sources say
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Florida AG opens probe into OpenAI ahead of potential IPO

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday launched an investigation into OpenAI and its chatbot ChatGPT, as the artificial intelligence firm prepares for an IPO that

Florida AG opens probe into OpenAI ahead of potential IPO
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CFO Anthony Armstrong leaves xAI, the Information reports

April 9 - Anthony Armstrong, named xAI's CFO in October, has departed the company as part of a broader wave of senior exits, the Information reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the

CFO Anthony Armstrong leaves xAI, the Information reports
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SpaceX posted nearly $5 billion loss in 2025, The Information reports

Elon Musk's IPO-bound SpaceX posted a loss of nearly $5 billion in 2025 on revenue of more than $18.5 billion, The Information reported on Thursday, citing sources.

SpaceX posted nearly $5 billion loss in 2025, The Information reports
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The unconventional logic behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion price tag

Wall Street is reaching for some unusual yardsticks to price Elon Musk's SpaceX.

The unconventional logic behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion price tag
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Bill Ackman kicks off roadshow for combined IPO of Pershing Square, new fund

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square kicked off a roadshow for the U.S. initial public offerings of the billionaire investor's management company

Bill Ackman kicks off roadshow for combined IPO of Pershing Square, new fund
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SpaceX, xAI say they intend to merge

Elon Musk's companies SpaceX and xAI say they will merge ahead of an expected SpaceX IPO later this year.

SpaceX, xAI say they intend to merge
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Stories on Momenta filing for Hong Kong IPO withdrawn

Two stories both headlined "Chinese autonomous driving firm Momenta files for Hong Kong IPO, sources say", carried on Dec 2 and updated on Dec 3 are wrong and have been withdrawn.

Stories on Momenta filing for Hong Kong IPO withdrawn
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Bill Ackman eyes dual public offerings for Pershing Square and new fund, WSJ reports

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman plans to take his hedge-fund firm Pershing Square and a new investment fund public early next year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing

Bill Ackman eyes dual public offerings for Pershing Square and new fund, WSJ reports
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Italy’s Bending Spoons ready for IPO, warns of AI bubble

Italian tech company Bending Spoons could list as early as next year, when it expects to double adjusted earnings after buying video streaming platform Vimeo and web

Italy’s Bending Spoons ready for IPO, warns of AI bubble