SpaceX Sells Shares to the Public

SpaceX 向大眾出售股份

Jun 19, 2026, 15:53
USFinance

Introduction

SpaceX started selling its shares on June 12, 2026. Many people bought these shares and a lot of money entered the company.

SpaceX 於 2026 年 6 月 12 日開始出售股份。許多人購買了這些股份，大量資金進入公司。

Main Body

One share cost $135. Many banks made special funds for traders. These traders bought and sold billions of dollars in the first week. Some funds were cheaper than others.

每股價格為 135 美元。許多銀行為交易者設立了特別基金。這些交易者在第一週內買賣了數十億美元。部分基金的價格比其他基金便宜。

SpaceX became very valuable. It was worth $2.43 trillion after one week. The price stayed high, even when it dropped a little at the end of the week.

SpaceX 變得非常有價值。一週後，其市值達到 2.43 兆美元。儘管價格在週末略有下跌，但仍維持在高位。

Elon Musk and other leaders are now very rich. Elon Musk has more than $1 trillion. Gwynne Shotwell and Bret Johnsen also have billions of dollars. They work well together to run the company.

Elon Musk 和其他領導層現在非常富有。Elon Musk 擁有超過 1 兆美元。Gwynne Shotwell 和 Bret Johnsen 也擁有數十億美元。他們良好地合作經營公司。

Conclusion

SpaceX is now a very expensive company. People think other AI companies will do the same thing soon.

SpaceX 現在是一家非常昂貴的公司。人們認為其他 AI 公司很快也會採取同樣的行動。

Vocabulary Learning

💰 Talking about Money (More vs. Most)

In the text, we see how to describe amounts of money and value. To get to A2, you need to know how to compare things.

1. The Basic Word: 'More' We use more when we compare two things or talk about an increase.

  • Elon Musk has more than $1 trillion.
  • (Less money →\rightarrow More money)

2. The Strong Word: 'Most' / 'More' (as a lot) When something is at the top, we use superlative ideas. In the text, the author uses "many" and "a lot of" to show big numbers:

  • Many people bought shares.
  • A lot of money entered the company.

3. Quick Price Words Look at these opposites from the story:

  • Cheaper (Low price) ↔\leftrightarrow Expensive (High price)

Pattern Check: Cheap →\rightarrow Cheaper →\rightarrow Cheapest Expensive →\rightarrow More expensive →\rightarrow Most expensive

Vocabulary Learning

shares (n.)
Small parts of a company that people can buy
Example:I bought ten shares of the company yesterday.
funds (n.)
Amounts of money used for a specific purpose
Example:The school has special funds for new books.
traders (n.)
People who buy and sell things to make money
Example:The traders are buying and selling gold today.
valuable (adj.)
Worth a lot of money
Example:This old painting is very valuable.
worth (adj.)
Having a particular value
Example:The house is worth one million dollars.
dropped (v.)
Went down in price or level
Example:The temperature dropped quickly last night.
expensive (adj.)
Costing a lot of money
Example:That new car is too expensive for me.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→