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Tesla, Inc.

In Europe, the ECB paused rate cuts, signaling confidence in the economy's resilience. The IPO market comes alive with the strong debut of medtech company Medline. New investor OpenAI could value it at $830 billion - more expensive than Elon Musk's SpaceX. The U.S. is increasing pressure on the commodities sector, forcing Lukoil to sell off foreign assets or accept external management amid sanctions. The main events from December 15 to 19 are in our review.

Highlights of the week: OpenAI's $830 billion valuation, ECB pause and Tesla records

ChatGPT developer OpenAI plans to raise as much as $100 billion in a new investment round, which could give the company a valuation of up to $830 billion, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-new-fundraising-round-could-value-startup-at-as-much-as-830-billion-93de9f7c">reported,</a> citing sources. If it manages to get the full target amount, that would make it the most expensive startup, allowing it to overtake Elon Musk's SpaceX again, which <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/spacex-podorozala-ilon-mask-stal-pervym-celovekom-v-mire-s-sostoaniem-vyse-600-mlrd">started a </a>new round of equity sales at a valuation of $800 billion.

New investor OpenAI could value it at $830 billion - WSJ. That's more expensive than SpaceX

SpaceX is preparing a secondary stock sale in which the company could be valued at up to $800 billion

SpaceX has gone up in value: Elon Musk became the first person in the world with a fortune above $600 billion

Alphabet Inc.

Investment in Elon Musk's aerospace business could turn into a billion-dollar paper profit for Alphabet in its upcoming quarterly report. A sharp jump in SpaceX's valuation to $800 billion will allow parent company Google to significantly improve its fourth-quarter financial results.

Hidden bet on SpaceX could boost Alphabet's fourth-quarter profit - media outlet

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Tencent Holdings Limited

Elon Musk's space company SpaceX is planning an IPO in 2026: it could be a record-breaking one, claims Bloomberg. "Downgrade Game" shortstop Michael Burry, who made his fortune from the 2007 housing crisis, is now betting on a rise in the shares of U.S. mortgage giants after their IPOs. Just two of OpenAI's competitors, in which Alibaba and Tencent have invested, plan to go public early next year. The main events on the IPO market for the week are in our selection.

SpaceX, OpenAI competitors, and Burry's surprise bid: what's important about the IPO by Dec. 14

Oracle Corporation

The Walt Disney Company

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SpaceX is preparing a record IPO and plans to raise more than $30 billion. Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI, becoming the largest media partner of the AI developer. Oracle shares collapsed after the quarterly report - due to weak revenue and growing debt load. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve reduced the rate for the third time in a row. The main events of December 8-12 are in our review.

Highlights of the week: SpaceX goes IPO, Disney invests in OpenAI, Oracle gets cheaper

Planet Labs PBC

Billionaires want to move trillion-dollar capacity boom for artificial intelligence into space

Musk's SpaceX and Bezos's Blue Origin begin race for orbital data centers - WSJ

Musk is by a wide margin already the world's richest businessman

SpaceX IPO could double Musk's fortune and bring it closer to $1 trillion - Bloomberg

EchoStar Corporation

Expectations of SpaceX's revaluation in the private market or IPO were a key factor in the revision of analyst benchmarks for its large minority shareholder

Barron's called the stock a bet on SpaceX even before the IPO. It's up 308% this year

ARK Invest describes three scenarios for Elon Musk's space company - and based on them assesses its potential value

How much could SpaceX be worth? Cathie Wood's Analyst Prediction 

Elon Musk's space company SpaceX expects to raise "well over $30 billion" in an IPO, sources told Bloomberg. The deal could be the largest listing in history. So far, the record belongs to Saudi Aramco: the oil giant raised $29 billion through an initial public offering in 2019.

SpaceX is preparing for the biggest listing in IPO history in 2026 - Bloomberg

The space company could get a valuation higher than half of Tesla's current capitalization on six times less revenue