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Will SpaceX Skyrocket on Trading Debut?

June 12, 2026·15 min
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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

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