Government leaders

Musk pledges SpaceX shares worth more than $10bn to US children

EuroNews19 October 2026, 14:35 UTCUnited States of America

Elon Musk says he will give one SpaceX share to every child in America next year, a pledge worth about $10.7bn (€9.5bn) at Friday’s closing price. He has yet to explain who would qualify or how the shares would be distributed.

Read the full story at EuroNews Open in the live monitor

On the map

Donald TrumpGovernment leadersUnited States of America19 October 2026, 10:48 UTC

Related discussion groups

No group discusses this yet. Start a discussion group and attach this story.

More news about United States of America

S&P/TSX composite index down more than 300 points, U.S. markets mixedWinnipeg Free Press19 October 2026, 15:09 UTCUnited States of AmericaStock market
Una jueza de Miami ordenó el arresto del dictador cubano Raúl Castro por el asesinato de cuatro personas en FloridaInfobae Americas19 October 2026, 15:05 UTCUnited States of AmericaEl tribunal estatal encontró causa probable para imputarle una conspiración de asesinatos en primer grado por la muerte de cuatro ocupantes de dos aeronaves civiles de Hermanos al Rescate, abatidas...
Nya allianser ökar risken för ett storkrigSvenska Dagbladet19 October 2026, 15:03 UTCUnited States of AmericaRegionalt krig hotar på Afrikas Horn. I bakgrunden skymtar ett geopolitiskt skifte när EU, USA och…
US banning Chinese AI DeepSeek from government agency IT systemsStraits Times19 October 2026, 15:00 UTCUnited States of AmericaSeveral US agencies have already banned the use of DeepSeek on government devices.
Wright Says Gas Prices Peaked As Brent Holds Above $108OilPrice.com19 October 2026, 15:00 UTCUnited States of AmericaCargo shipsBrent crude futures briefly tagged $109.99 a barrel in overnight trading before retreating from five-month highs during the Asian session and into European trading, as signs of recovering Middle Ea...
В США в октябре индекс доверия стройкомпаний к экономике упал до минимума за 14 летInterfax RU19 October 2026, 14:59 UTCUnited States of AmericaИндекс доверия американских строительных компаний к экономике страны в октябре опустился до 29 пунктов с 32 пунктов месяцем ранее, сообщила Национальная ассоциация жилищно-строительных компаний (NA...
Fed Could Raise Rates in October, Says BhaveBloomberg Politics19 October 2026, 14:57 UTCUnited States of AmericaEconomic dataAditya Bhave, BofA Securities senior US economist, says the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates at its October meeting, challenging the market’s strong expectation that policymakers will hol...
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts likely out for season after blood clots found in lungs and legNBC News19 October 2026, 14:56 UTCUnited States of AmericaPhiladelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs and leg, the team said Monday, likely sidelining the Super Bowl MVP for the rest of 2026.

More on Government leaders

Russian attacks cost Ukrainian businesses $7.7 billion in 2026, prime minister saysKyiv Independent19 October 2026, 15:12 UTCUkraineGovernment leadersMore than 1 million square meters of real estate, particularly warehouse and logistics facilities, have been destroyed or significantly damaged this year, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi in an inte...
Hollanda Başbakanı Jetten 'taşıyıcı anne' aracılığıyla çocuk sahibi olacakBBC Turkce19 October 2026, 15:12 UTCGovernment leadersHollanda'nın ilk açık eşcinsel Başbakanı Rob Jetten ve Arjantinli hokey oyuncusu eşi Nicolás Keenan, taşıyıcı anne aracılığıyla bir bebek sahibi olacaklarını açıkladı. Hollanda yasaları gereği, tic...
Canada: Alberta votes on holding independence referendumDW19 October 2026, 15:09 UTCCanadaGovernment leadersCanada's oil-rich western province of Alberta is not deemed likely to vote in favor of a real breakaway plebiscite. Nevertheless the separatist movement hopes to gain leverage over Mark Carney's go...
Russia would respect Iran’s decision to join Mecca Pact — LavrovTASS19 October 2026, 15:08 UTCRussiaGovernment leadersThe Russian foreign minister recalled that Moscow had welcomed the formation of the Mecca Pact
Proteste in Frankreich: Wer schürt die Gewalt in Frankreich?Die Zeit19 October 2026, 15:07 UTCFranceGovernment leadersBei Protesten in Frankreich wurden Gebäude angezündet und Geschäfte geplündert. Warum scheint Präsident Macron machtlos? Und: Zweifel an Berliner Linksbündnis in der SPD
Iran’s top diplomat Araghchi praises talks with Russian Foreign Minister LavrovTASS19 October 2026, 15:06 UTCRussiaGovernment leaders"The relations between Iran and Russia are of a strategic nature and the implementation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty has brought them to a new level," Abbas Araghchi said