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Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street.

Tech mogul Elon Musk has spent more than $442 million in the midterm elections, after pouring another $76.8 million into his super PAC over the past month, campaign finance filings show. America PAC, which Musk launched during the 2024 elections, received the influx of cash from the SpaceX and Tesla CEO over the course of...

A Tesla-SpaceX merger may be in the works, but the companies face a long road of negotiations and regulatory reviews.

One former Justice Department official told Semafor that the risks for the merger are real.

Elon Musk has publicly endorsed a combination of SpaceX and Tesla, his two most valuable companies, in what would be the biggest corporate transaction ever attempted. There's a push to announce a deal by the first half of 2027, so that it closes during the current administration, according to people familiar with the matter, with the combined market value of the companies being around $3.7 trillion. Musk's endorsement comes at a moment of extraordinary influence for him, having repaired his relationship with President Donald Trump and tapped into fervent investor enthusiasm, but this advantage is not guaranteed to last. On today's episode: Max Chafkin, Bloomberg Businessweek Senior Reporter Jackie Reses, co-founder and CEO of Lead Brett Winton, Chief Futurist, ARK Investment Management Andra Timu, Bloomberg Reporter covering Romania on Russian Drones Attacking EU (Source: Bloomberg)

Musk’s biggest political bet is on the Senate, where control could shape future investigations, federal spending and regulations affecting SpaceX and Tesla.

Amid the news that Elon Musk wants to merge Tesla and SpaceX, he is spending roughly $369 million to support Republicans in the US midterms. (Source: Bloomberg)

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street.

The U.S. and Israel are planning for a possible post-elections attack on Iran, an anonymous source tells NPR. And, Elon Musk considers merging his companies SpaceX and Tesla.

The S&P 500 posted a three-day winning streak on Wednesday, and the Nasdaq Composite rose as Tesla and SpaceX rallied.

Musk says ‘there’s a lot of merit’ to potential merger that would require approval of 50% of all Tesla shareholders, but he declined to elaborate Investors were paying close attention to Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday afternoon, after chief executive Elon Musk floated the idea of merging the car company with his rocket and AI company, SpaceX. But they didn’t glean further information after the company announced there would be no questions on the matter. “With regard to a potential merger with SpaceX, I think I said everything that should be said yesterday,” Musk, the CEO of both companies, said on Tesla’s earnings call. He repeated a phrase he said on Tuesday: “I feel like I’m tap dancing through a minefield.” Continue reading...

Elon Musk vowed to fight back after reports that Democratic lawmakers are weighing investigations into Tesla, SpaceX and his DOGE involvement.

A big rally in SpaceX after earnings is giving hope to Meta and Tesla bulls ahead of their reports due Wednesday afternoon.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is encouraging shareholders to consider a merger of his two companies, saying that consolidating the two trillion-dollar businesses would be beneficial as they move into the future of artificial intelligence. “I do think there’s a lot of merit to combining companies as we are pretty much in the superintelligence […]

The rocket and satellite firm was up 10% Wednesday morning after reporting third-quarter revenue of $14.6 billion – up a whopping 161% from the previous year.

Elon Musk said during a SpaceX earnings call on Tuesday that he is exploring merging SpaceX and Tesla, telling analysts there is "a lot to be gained."

Tech stocks are up after the rocket and artificial intelligence company beat earnings estimates — and Elon Musk confirmed it is weighing a deal with Tesla.

Elon Musk argued that combining the companies would allow them to deepen cooperation on chip design, robotics, software, and more.

A deal would consolidate Elon Musk’s holdings in rockets, cars and artificial intelligence into a company worth well over $3 trillion.

SpaceX shares jumped after the company reported surging revenue growth in its third quarter, and owner Elon Musk floated a potential SpaceX-Tesla merger.

The CEO and largest shareholder of both companies said a merger would be a “good idea” and that they had formed committees to discuss the possibility.

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from Berlin, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. On today's show, global stocks gained as strong tech earnings eased concerns over the AI trade. SpaceX reported blowout third-quarter results with net income of $4.4 billion soaring past the average estimate of $1.88 billion. CEO Elon Musk seized on the momentum to call for a mega-merger with Tesla. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is due to speak at the company's GTC developer conference in Berlin. Today's guests: Lars-Hendrik Röller, Berlin Global Dialogue, Founder; Maria Ferraro, Siemens Energy, CFO; Martin Blessing, German Chancellor's Special Representative for Investments in Germany; Christian Sewing, Deutsche Bank, CEO. (Source: Bloomberg)

Both Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to explore a potential merger, with Elon Musk citing overlap in robotics and chip design.

SpaceX reported a bigger quarterly profit than expected Tuesday as its satellite communications and artificial intelligence businesses boomed.

Musk said he isn’t a member of either special committee or involved in the talks because he’s a conflicted party under securities regulations.