Season 1
SpaceX SPCX: $161, +19%, and the Day Musk Became the World's First Trillionaire
4.2% Inflation Shock: May CPI Hits a 3-Year High and the Fed Won't Blink
SpaceX opened its first day of Nasdaq trading at $150 and closed at $160.95 — a 19% gain on the $135 IPO price. Intraday it briefly touched 30% above IPO, giving SpaceX a $2.25 trillion market cap and making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. Volume: 360 million shares by 2pm ET. The Deal Room walks through what day-one told us about the market's conviction, the retail-30% bet, and what $2T public company mechanics mean for operators.
May CPI came in at +0.5% month-over-month and 4.2% year-over-year — the largest annual gain in three years — driven by an energy surge tied to the Iran-US escalation. The Nasdaq fell over 2% intraday and the Fed now heads into its June 16-17 meeting with every reason to hold at 3.5-3.75% into 2027. What this means for portfolios, borrowers, and operators pricing their next 12 months.
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