initial public offering

noun

: the first sale of a company's stock to the public

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Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence company aims to kick off formal marketing as soon as June 4, price its initial public offering as early as June 11 and list on June 12, one of the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public. Anthony Hughes, Fortune, 15 May 2026 Elon Musk’s xAI has recruited multiple Wall Street firms with ties to the billionaire’s business empire to test its Grok chatbot, according to people familiar with the matter, part of a push to bolster revenue ahead of parent company SpaceX’s initial public offering. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 May 2026 The price surge also comes after the company already upped its initial public offering. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 14 May 2026 Blue Origin is weighing its first external fundraising as part of a push by Jeff Bezos’ rocket venture to hit ambitious launch targets and tap investor appetite boosted by SpaceX’s upcoming initial public offering. ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for initial public offering

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“Initial public offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initial%20public%20offering. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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