SpaceX went public today, with the largest IPO in history. Following months of buildup, shares opened at $150 and were trading at $161.11 at market close.

On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with Bloomberg Tech’s Ed Ludlow to discuss the record-breaking deal and what it means for Elon Musk, everyday investors and other companies on the brink of going public.

This is a developing story. We arelive blogging at Bloomberg.com with the latest from across the globe.

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Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Ed Ludlow; Edited by Paddy Hirsch and Jeffrey Grocott.

Fact-checking by Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

SpaceX went public today, with the largest IPO in history. Following months of buildup, shares opened at $150 and were trading at $161.11 at market close.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with Bloomberg Tech&rsquo;s Ed Ludlow to discuss the record-breaking deal and what it means for Elon Musk, everyday investors and other companies on the brink of going public.
This is a developing story. We are<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2026-04-07/iran-latest-trump-hormuz-threats-deadline-middle-east-conflict-oil-markets?srnd=homepage-americas"> </a><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2026-06-12/spacex-stock-trading-debut-live-updates?itm_source=record&amp;itm_campaign=SpaceX_IPO&amp;itm_content=Live-0">live blogging</a> at Bloomberg.com with the latest from across the globe.
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Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Ed Ludlow; Edited by Paddy Hirsch and Jeffrey Grocott.
Fact-checking by Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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SpaceX’s Record-Breaking Wall Street Debut

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