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The U.S. had first sanctioned Zanjani in 2013 for using a Malaysian bank to help the Iranian government move billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Investors have so far been more patient with startups like SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic, which have established track records of losing billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Elon Musk’s rocket company plans to raise tens of billions in what should be a late June IPO, valuing SpaceX at $2 trillion or more.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

A shortened timeline brings the potential for “forced buying” from top index providers, which could add tens of billions of dollars in demand for SpaceX, points out Joel Shulman, CEO of ERShares.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The light from a galaxy is the sum of the light emitted by the billions of stars within it.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan