BREAKINGVIEWS-A SpaceX-Tesla merger may be too big to stop

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By Robert Cyran

- The soon-to-list rocket-maker’s joint ambitions with the electric-car giant, plus Elon Musk’s habit of buying his own firms, up the odds of a multi-trillion-dollar tie-up. His hefty stakes are bolstered by Texas law: a Tesla shareholder might need some $50 bln of stock to sue.

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SpaceX plans to fix its IPO price at $135 a share ahead of a roadshow on Thursday, Reuters reported, as it looks to raise $75 billion. The rocket, satellite and AI company is targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation.