2026-06-17
10 分钟Last week, SpaceX's initial public offering was the largest in history.
And on the morning we're recording this Tuesday,
it briefly passed Microsoft as the fourth largest company by market capitalization.
All the while, Elon Musk, the owner of SpaceX, has become the world's first trillionaire,
thanks to his shares in the AI to Rockets business.
But for some, the SpaceX listing and its blockbuster valuation is a reason to worry, not celebrate.
In the run-up to the IPO, US Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to the head of the Securities
and Exchange Commission asking the regulator to delay the listing.
Warren is a ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee.
She joins me now to talk about why she opposed the SpaceX IPO and what it tells us about the American economy.
Senator Warren, welcome.
Thank you very much.
Thanks for having me.
So let's start with the most recent update.
SpaceX has shot up in value by more than a trillion dollars within just several days of going public.
That's from an initial valuation that was already the highest in history.
What are your thoughts as you're watching this?
But I want Americans to have opportunities to invest in companies that help our economy grow.
But the confidence of investors is a big reason why our markets are the envy of the world.
And this particular IPO has enough red flags on it that it should stop anyone in just thinking about it.