The stock market selloff this week has been painful for investors but spare a thought for Elon Musk.
The SpaceX and Tesla CEO has already lost his trillionaire status following a sharp drop in the share price of both companies. Tesla's 5.8% drop Tuesday took Musk's net worth to $957 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. But SpaceX's 16% plunge Monday did more damage -- around $240 billion's worth -- to his wealth.
SpaceX stock has been volatile since its trading debut on June 12 but the shares had their smallest move in either direction on Tuesday, climbing 1%. Maybe that signals the beginning of a period of relative calm -- the stock was up just 0.4% ahead of the open Wednesday.
Or it could be the calm before another storm.
Either way, Musk is doing more than OK this year. His net worth has climbed $338 billion in 2026, more than the entire $297 billion wealth of the next richest person -- Google co-founder Larry Page.
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