Day Headlines in Business News: 2026-06-12
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Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts (BBC Business 2026-06-12 23:05:39)
The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown. -
Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in stock market debut (BBC Business 2026-06-12 22:00:52)
Musk is now worth $1.11tn according to the Bloomberg rich list, while SpaceX listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a value of $2.2tn. -
Teen plans to leave uni 'debt free' after making £35,000 selling vintage football shirts (BBC Business 2026-06-12 21:54:23)
Eleri Williams started out selling her dad's old football shirts and has just opened her own shop. -
UK vows to phase out Russian diesel and jet fuel imports by new year (BBC Business 2026-06-12 19:57:16)
The ban forms part of the government's package of sanctions on Moscow due to the ongoing war with Ukraine. -
Have you been mis-sold car finance? (BBC Business 2026-06-12 12:41:20)
Martin Lewis has advice for those who have or who are planning to put in a car finance mis-selling claim. -
UK signals it may block payout to British Steel owner (BBC Business 2026-06-12 10:57:03)
Chinese firm Jingye is seeking compensation after the government decided to nationalise the company. -
'I was employee number one at SpaceX' (BBC Business 2026-06-12 09:59:11)
The BBC's Michelle Fleury spoke to Tom Mueller, who was one of the company's founders alongside Elon Musk in 2002. -
Watch: Three things to know about SpaceX's stock market debut (BBC Business 2026-06-12 08:39:37)
The BBC's Samira Hussain explains everything you need to know about SpaceX's historic IPO. -
UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt (BBC Business 2026-06-12 07:33:08)
The economy shrank slightly in April as the Iran war began to have an impact on businesses, official data shows. -
'I was employee number one': SpaceX co-founder reacts to firm's market debut (BBC Business 2026-06-12 06:25:10)
The BBC's Michelle Fleury spoke to Tom Mueller, who was one of the company's founders alongside Elon Musk in 2002. -
UK economy shrank by 0.1% in April (BBC Business 2026-06-12 06:14:43)
The contraction comes after the economy saw stronger than expected growth in March.