Microsoft Corporation

Billionaire Elon Musk is seeking the firing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and company president Greg Brockman as part of a lawsuit against the ChatGPT developer's conversion to a for-profit entity that is expected to go to trial as early as the end of this month, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/07/elon-musk-seeks-ouster-of-openai-ceo-sam-altman-as-part-of-lawsuit.html">writes.</a>

Elon Musk is seeking in court to have OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suspended

Intel Corporation

Tesla, Inc.

Bonds hit their highest level since mid-January

Intel will help Musk with chips for robots and data centers in space. Shares jumped

PayPay Corporation

Billionaire Bill Ackman has decided to launch his investment fund's IPO in the US under a "buy five shares, sixth one free" scheme. Tesla converted its investment in xAI into a small stake in SpaceX ahead of the largest listing in history. Hong Kong exchange offered to publicly shame professionals who failed to prepare documents for the initial public offering. The main events on the IPO market for the week - in our selection.

Ackman's dual listing, SpaceX and the "board of shame" in Hong Kong: What's important about IPOs by March 15

Alphabet Inc.

Pentagon 'renegotiates' relationship with developer Claude: startup opposes military use of AI

The Pentagon may cut ties with Anthropic. What's the risk?

Apple Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc.

The iPhone was the only smartphone lineup to show sales growth in China in January. Shares of Chinese AI companies rose sharply after the releases of new models. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of February 12.

Highlights for the morning: iPhone sales surge, xAI reorganization, China's AI companies on the rise

Lyft, Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

The gold price is consolidating above the $5,000 mark amid weak U.S. data and expectations of a Fed rate cut. Lyft shares fell more than 17% after weak earnings and a cautious outlook, with the company betting on robotaxis and new services. Several co-founders left Elon Musk's xAI company. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of February 11.

Highlights for this morning: Lyft under pressure, ByteDance makes AI chip, Musk's associates walked away from him

That's about one-sixth of current U.S. GDP

"The need for capital will be huge": Musk's data center in space estimated to cost $5 trillion a year

Visa Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Only 12 companies in the U.S. have a market capitalization greater than Musk's fortune

Musk's fortune surpasses $850 billion for the first time since the deal between SpaceX and xAI - Forbes

A full consolidation of assets such as SpaceX and Tesla faces the problem of the companies' value mismatch, analysts say

Wedbush has allowed SpaceX and Tesla to merge within 12-18 months. Why would Musk want to do that?

The option of merging SpaceX with Tesla was also considered, Bloomberg wrote

Musk is in advanced talks to merge SpaceX and xAI. Tesla shares fell

According to Bloomberg, a merger with Tesla is also a possibility

Musk wants to merge SpaceX and xAI into one company before IPO - Reuters

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has grown revenue but is recording billion-dollar losses. Chinese company MiniMax soared after its IPO in Hong Kong, becoming a test of investor interest in AI software. Rising copper prices prompted Glencore and Rio Tinto to resume mega-merger talks. About these and other topics - in the review of key events by the morning of January 9.