Will SpaceX Skyrocket on Trading Debut?

About this episode

The episode discusses SpaceX's trading debut, oil market volatility, and military spending in Europe.

A.M. Edition for June 12. With just hours to go until SpaceX’s trading debut we look at what to expect when the largest IPO ever hits the market today. Plus, oil falls on the prospects of an imminent U.S. peace deal with Iran - but will it stick? Analysts warn of more volatility to come. And, as the U.K. defense secretary quits over a lack of military spending, WSJ’s Alistair MacDonald explains what it says about Europe’s military readiness. Luke Vargas hosts. Further reading on SpaceX’s IPO: SpaceX’s IPO Couldn’t Be More Old School Musk Looks to an Army of Loyalists to Help Make Him a Trillionaire Meet the SpaceX Employees Who Are About to Make an Overnight Fortune Musk Poised to Be the World’s First Trillionaire Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Luke Vargas

Guest: Alistair MacDonald

Topics covered

• SpaceX IPO
• oil market
• U.S. peace deal
• military spending
• Europe's military readiness

Keywords

• SpaceX
• IPO
• oil
• U.S.
• Iran
• military spending
• Alistair MacDonald
• Luke Vargas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, U.S., Iran

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