Midas touch

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SpaceX is no Pets.com, but will retail enthusiasm, Nasdaq’s helping hand and Musk’s Midas touch be enough to send it far past its mammoth $1.75 trillion value without profits?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

After masterminding surprise wins over Manchester City and Premier League leaders Arsenal, this remarkable encounter suggested former United midfielder Carrick might have the Midas touch.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Adrian Newey is the Formula 1 design genius with the Midas touch.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

The D-backs were cursed with a reverse Midas touch.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023

But Steve had lost his clear-headedness and he thought, as do most get-rich-quick men, that, possessed of the Midas touch, he could come in contact with nothing but gold.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro