# Banking
Kevin Warsh’s Fed appointment: the timeline and the chair’s role
Warsh took office on May 22, 2026. The transition explains how confirmation, Board membership, and FOMC leadership fit together.
SpaceX’s filing for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, states that it completed its IPO that month at $135 per Class A share. Including the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, the company reported about 638.9 million shares sold and $85.675 billion in net proceeds after commissions and offering costs. [1]
An initial offering size may exclude shares sold when underwriters exercise an option. Gross proceeds also differ from net proceeds after expenses. The company’s later filing provides a fuller account than an early headline describing a roughly $75 billion base offering.
Neither figure is the company’s market capitalization. Valuation depends on the relevant share count and share price, including the treatment of different classes and potential dilution.
An IPO brings disclosures about revenue sources, expenses, cash needs, governance, and risks. For a business spanning launch services and satellite communications, investors should examine the economics of each activity rather than treating every source of growth as equivalent.
Capital raised can fund investment and strengthen liquidity. It does not guarantee that projects will generate returns above their cost.
The offer price provides a transaction reference, not a floor for later trading. To evaluate the investment, connect valuation with the share count, voting rights, cash needs, and the economics of the underlying businesses. Capital raised improves financing capacity; the return depends on how it is used.
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Revision note: Uses the subsequent filing’s net proceeds, including the underwriters’ option, in place of the earlier base-offering headline.
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Warsh took office on May 22, 2026. The transition explains how confirmation, Board membership, and FOMC leadership fit together.
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