When is the SpaceX IPO? Elon Musk Wants it ‘Pretty Soon’ | The Pulse 5/18/2026

Elon Musk said he’s back in Texas working on plans for an initial public offering of SpaceX as the rocket and artificial intelligence company gears up for the largest listing of all time. “We’ve got to get the SpaceX IPO stuff going here pretty soon,” the billionaire said, giving a reason for appearing virtually, instead of in person, at the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv on Monday. Musk’s SpaceX, which has grown into one of the most influential companies in the space industry with billions of dollars in government contracts and considerable political sway, could file for an initial public offering as soon as this week, people familiar with the matter said. The rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence company is seeking to raise as much as $75 billion on a valuation of more than $2 trillion, Bloomberg previously reported. That would make it the largest IPO of all time. Today's guests: Laura Cooper, Nuveen, Global Investment Strategist & Head of Macro Credit; Kim Crawford, JPMorgan Asset Management, Global Rates Portfolio Manager; Azadeh Zamirirad, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Africa and Middle East Research Head; Jim O’Neill, UK House of Lords Member & Goldman Sachs Asset Management Former Chairman. Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Pulse with Francine Lacqua - 5/18/2026 00:00:46 - G-7 Central Bankers Meet in Paris 00:03:16 - Global Bond Rout Deepens 00:14:25 - US, Iran Remain Far Apart on Hormuz Deal 00:24:29 - Streeting Calls UK To Rejoin EU 00:26:57 - Starmer Faces Continued Pressure 00:36:22 - French Finance Minister Roland Lescure 00:41:19 - WHO Sounds Alarm on Ebola 00:44:47 - Moscow Drone Strike / Spanish Socialists / Blackrock, SpaceX 00:45:48 - SpaceX IPO Filing -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook:…