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Gine Rinehart with Elon Musk.

Gina Rinehart bets $1.4 billion on Musk with record SpaceX stake

The mammoth bet deepens Rinehart’s ties to Musk - the world’s first trillionaire - and US President Donald Trump.

  • David Swan

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Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, pictured on a screen in Times Square during the company’s IPO celebrations. He is now the world’s first trillionaire.

SpaceX’s $3 trillion debut expected to kick off wave of AI mega IPOs

The spectacular debut of SpaceX paves the way for an unprecedented series of floats this year as AI giants such as Anthropic and OpenAI plan to go public.

  • Colin Kruger
Elon Musk, the world’s first trillionaire.

Musk’s net worth is now 5 million times that of an average family

The tech mogul just became the world’s first trillionaire, signalling an eye-watering new era of ultra-affluence and widening wealth inequality.

  • Ryan Mac and Ben Casselman
Elon Musk appeared via videolink as SpaceX made its debut.

Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in Wall Street debut

Elon Musk is now worth more than the world’s next four richest people combined.

  • Bernard Condon

Data centres power what we do online. So why all the controversy now?

You might never go inside one of these massive structures – but your digital presence has, probably hundreds of times a day. What goes on in a data centre?

  • Angus Holland
Antonio Gracias’ potential windfall from SpaceX shows how extreme wealth can be created by betting on one friend over and over — in this case tying himself to Musk, a once-in-a-lifetime wealth-generation machine, and holding on for dear life.

‘One could not ask for a better friend’: Elon Musk’s mate eyes $100 billion windfall

For 25 years, Antonio Gracias has dedicated himself to serving as one of Elon Musk’s most loyal lieutenants, doing anything and everything to aid the tech mogul. On Saturday, it’s payday.

  • Theodore Schleifer
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The Magnificent Seven is growing, helped by AI expectations.

The $2.5 trillion space invasion coming to Wall Street

This week’s SpaceX float is set to be the biggest in history and make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Chris Zappone
Warsh and US President Donald Trump confer following their speeches.

Will the AI boom lead to lower interest rates?

New US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says the productivity gains from artificial intelligence will allow significant cuts in interest rates. More like the opposite.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
A display of space vision or a billionaire’s vanity projects? The SpaceX Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas.

Why some Australian investors will risk punting on Musk’s $2.5 trillion space vision

It’s off to the races for the Musk believers, who appreciate that no matter how many times his big promises have not been met, some of them have.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Donald Trump is still demanding higher interest rates.

Trump will be furious but his man’s hands are tied

A surprising jump in the latest jobs figures is good news for America but it spells doom for one of the US president’s biggest wishes.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz