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Michael Hiltzik: Is Elon Musk really a 'trillionaire'? Only on paper

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July 1, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Name Calling

Well, that's a fun ride, isn't it? SpaceX, which is controlled by Elon Musk, went public on June 12 at a stratospheric valuation that made Musk the first trillionaire in history. He retained that status, according to Bloomberg's billionaires ...

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TechCrunch

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· Jun 24, 2026

Elon suffers another day short of trillionaire status

Right now he's merely a several-hundred-billionaire, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index.

Entrepreneur.com

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· Jun 29, 2026

This Unexpected Tech Founder Is Now Richer Than Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Jensen Huang

This CEO is now one of the richest people in the world, with a fortune greater than 200 billion.

Capital Research Center

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· Jul 8, 2026

Enemies of Energy: Fred Taylor / Sequoia Climate Foundation

One of America's biggest anti-energy donors is a billionaire virtually nobody has ever heard of. And he seems to like it that way.

DNyuz

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· Jun 21, 2026

Elon Musk Confirms Ancient Concerns About the Superrich

Ever since Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, people have been trying to grasp the scale of his incomprehensible fortune. Some have noted that a stack of 100 bills amounting to 1 trillion would extend 679 miles high. The economist Steven Durlauf has observed that John D. Rockefeller’s wealth at one point equaled about []

Workers World

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· Jun 23, 2026

Editorial: More than a billionaire — a trillionaire!

The saying “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer” is not just a cliché. It’s the truth. Take the case of the rotten, fascist, white supremacist known as Elon Musk. Before the Initial Public Offering of SpaceX stock he was “just” a multibillionaire. The sale of stock at . . . Continue reading Editorial: More than a billionaire — a trillionaire! at Workers.org

BERNAMA

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· Jul 2, 2026

World : Musk To Remain World's Only Dollar Trillionaire For Long Time - US Expert

WASHINGTON, July 2 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- The world is unlikely to see new dollar trillionaires any time soon after SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk became the first to cross the US1 trillion personal net worth threshold, Jay Ritter, professor of finance at the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business, told RIA Novosti.

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Related coverage for "Michael Hiltzik: Is Elon Musk really a 'trillionaire'? Only on paper": TechCrunch — Elon suffers another day short of trillionaire status. Entrepreneur.com — This Unexpected Tech Founder Is Now Richer Than Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Jensen Huang. Capital Research Center — Enemies of Energy: Fred Taylor / Sequoia Climate Foundation. DNyuz — Elon Musk Confirms Ancient Concerns About the Superrich. Workers World — Editorial: More than a billionaire — a trillionaire!. BERNAMA — World : Musk To Remain World's Only Dollar Trillionaire For Long Time - US Expert