Elon Musk He became the historically richest man on the planet by reaching a fortune of more than 400 billion dollars (MDD).
The Bloomberg agency detailed that the controversial founder of SpaceX and Tesla, also owner of Trump election in the United States. The jump came after SpaceX and its investors agreed to buy $1.25 billion in (private) stock in a transaction that brings the value of the space company to about $350 billion.
This move increased Musk’s personal fortune by about $50 billion to bring it to $440 billion, according to the news agency.
Close to Trump, Musk He was the largest political donor in recent American history with more than $270 million during the last presidential campaign.according to data from the Federal Electoral Commission.
This figure is the largest to come from a single non-candidate donor, according to data from OpenSecrets, a nonprofit association that tracks “money in politics and its effects on politics.”
Musk’s closeness to Trump raised concerns about possible conflicts of interest. The Republican will assume the presidency on January 20.
Musk will head a commission in charge of cutting spending to make the federal Administration more efficient.
Stocks soar
The value of SpaceX, the rocket company led by Elon Musk, has skyrocketed and stands at $350 billion since Donald Trump’s victory in the United States presidential election, according to estimates published yesterday by Bloomberg, as the The company is not listed on the Stock Exchange and does not have to publish detailed accounts to the public. The evaluation of SpaceX, which has become one of the most reliable and efficient rocket launch companies in the sector and one of NASA’s main contractors, is based on a proposal by the company to buy shares from its employees.
In this regard, Elon Musk tweeted on his social network
The tycoon proposed reducing the price of Ozempic after criticism from Brian Thompson’s murderer
- With the aim of improving the health of American citizens and in response to criticism of the United States health system for being the most expensive in the world, tycoon Elon Musk proposed lowering the price of weight loss drugs such as Ozempic.
- Musk’s comment comes after statements by Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in which he mentioned that it was unfair that the United States had the most expensive health system in the world and that this served for profit. from a few companies, but not to increase “our life expectancy.”
- GLP-1 agonists, as drugs like Ozempic are technically called, are aimed at people with type 2 diabetes or who are overweight to regulate blood sugar levels, appetite and metabolism. This medication, which transmits the feeling of satiety, has achieved enormous popularity among Americans in recent months for its weight loss effects, although its possible side effects have not yet been sufficiently studied.
- Elon Musk and presenter Oprah Winfrey are some of the people who admit to having used this type of medication commonly.
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