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Mar 2024
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Why Elizabeth Warren is worried about SpaceX
US Senator Elizabeth Warren discusses SpaceX’s initial public offering and what she sees as its potential risk to investors. Plus, traders are betting on AI to underpin the strength of the US dollar, and the FT’s Alice Hancock explains why ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz may ... Show More
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Extended version: Why Elizabeth Warren is worried about SpaceX
In our extended interview, US Senator Elizabeth Warren discusses SpaceX’s initial public offering and what she sees as its potential risk to investors.Mentioned in this podcast:SpaceX leapfrogs Amazon to become world’s fifth-most valuable companyhttps://www.banking.senate.gov/new ... Show More
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