SPCX Stock Slides Overnight: Musk Says ‘Electric Rockets Are Impossible’ After MSCI Slaps SpaceX With Lowest ESG Rating
SpaceX's stock tumbles after MSCI assigns it the lowest ESG rating, sparking debate on sustainability in space travel.
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MSCI gave SpaceX its lowest possible ESG rating, which caused SPCX stock to slide overnight. Elon Musk responded by stating that electric rockets are impossible.
Epilogue added 13d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
SpaceX's stock has declined following MSCI's decision to give the company its lowest possible ESG rating. The rating comes ahead of SpaceX's planned $75 billion IPO.
Outlets including Teslarati, Forbes, and Financial Times are reporting on the story. Watch for reactions from investors and environmental groups.
Coverage does not yet specify how the rating might impact SpaceX's upcoming IPO.
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Quick answers
What is an ESG rating?
An ESG rating evaluates a company's performance in environmental, social, and governance criteria.
Why did SpaceX receive the lowest ESG rating?
Coverage does not yet specify the reasons for MSCI's rating.
How has the market reacted to SpaceX's ESG rating?
SpaceX's stock has slid overnight following the rating.
Coverage (9)
- Elon Musk responds to SpaceX’s ESG rating and says its rockets won’t go electric Teslarati · 29d ago
- SpaceX Given Poorest Sustainability Rating Possible Forbes · 29d ago
- SpaceX Is Not the S in ESG National Review · 29d ago
- SpaceX stock falls after MSCI gives lowest ESG rating qz.com · 29d ago
- SpaceX Gets Lowest MSCI ESG Rating Despite $2.4T Market Cap Coinfomania · 29d ago
- SpaceX Received MSCI's Lowest ESG Rating Ahead of $75 Billion IPO marketscreener.com · 29d ago
- SpaceX draws MSCI's lowest ESG rating, matching Russia after Ukraine invasion (SPCX:NASDAQ) Seeking Alpha · 29d ago
- SpaceX handed lowest possible ESG rating by MSCI Financial Times · 29d ago
- SPCX Stock Slides Overnight: Musk Says ‘Electric Rockets Are Impossible’ After MSCI Slaps SpaceX With Lowest ESG Rating Yahoo Finance · 29d ago
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