As the company prepares for its stock market debut, here’s what the initial public offering means for banks, Elon Musk and everyday investors.

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Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

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The SpaceX I.P.O. proves the stock market has become a hype machine.

Jamie Dimon himself is planning to pitch investors on the offering of Elon Musk’s rocket company, as banks prepare to reap huge fees from the largest I.P.O. ever.

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