About this episode

The episode discusses SpaceX's unconventional IPO process and its implications for rural healthcare in Alabama.

This morning, “Marketplace Morning Report” host Kimberly Adams joins Marketplace’s Nova Safo to discuss the unknowns with which the stock will debut. SpaceX confirmed the public offering price is $135 dollars per share — that’s how it raised $75 billion, and how it'll make CEO Elon Musk a trillionaire — but the company followed an unconventional IPO process. Later in the show, Adams speaks with hospital administrators in Alabama about how they’re preparing for the effects of rural healthcare changes.

People in this episode

Host: Kimberly Adams

Guest: Nova Safo

Topics covered

• IPO
• SpaceX
• rural healthcare
• stock market
• Elon Musk
• hospital administration

Keywords

• IPO
• SpaceX
• Elon Musk
• rural healthcare
• Alabama
• stock price
• public offering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX

Places: Alabama

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