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Google Discloses $94.1B in SpaceX Stock, Marking 6% Stake

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Re: Google Discloses $94.1B in SpaceX Stock, Marking 6% Stake

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post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Idk, but he sure did try to get invited to Epstein’s island to “party”.

Terrible! Source?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/30/elon-musk...

For example.

Re: Google Discloses $94.1B in SpaceX Stock, Marking 6% Stake

#23

Hopefully they made this investment pre-IPO at some vastly lower valuation because otherwise… …this is a not going to end well for them.

Why? They will still have their same stake no matter what happens with the stock price.

Re: Google Discloses $94.1B in SpaceX Stock, Marking 6% Stake

#25
post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Idk, but he sure did try to get invited to Epstein’s island to “party”.

Terrible! Source?

Justice Department [0] seems a definitive source.

[0] https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01762...

Re: Google Discloses $94.1B in SpaceX Stock, Marking 6% Stake

#26

100x return, I would sell immediately after this kind of gain, maybe that's why I am not a Google

(1) there's a lock out, they can't legally (2) Moving that kind of volume at market price is extremely difficult (3) This disclosure was required by law as part of their earnings. They would rather have said nothing and quietly offloaded it.

One consequence of booking the revenue is that they're going to have to report a loss when they sell it.

It's possible there's some tax shenanigans at play (idk): report the profit, mark it against their massive AI capex, sell later when they can book a loss. (I'm not sure if it works that way, it wouldn't for an individual, but maybe they can find a way to trigger a stepped up basis.)

Re: Google Discloses $94.1B in SpaceX Stock, Marking 6% Stake

#28
post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Terrible! Source?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/30/elon-musk... For example.

It is extremely funny that Epstein is clearly all “oh, fuck, not this guy, gotta make an excuse”, here.
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