A potential June 12 IPO for SpaceX could target a staggering $75 billion raise, opening Elon Musk’s company to retail investors and threatening to rewrite IPO records — analysts are also fretting about xAI’s role in valuation risk (Fool, Yahoo). [P]At the same time OpenAI has confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO, pushing AI platform competition into public markets and fueling chip rallies led by Nvidia — even as analysts warn ROI from AI spending remains elusive (Detroit News, Global Finance). Meanwhile, the airline sector is under pressure — IATA now expects profits to plunge ~50% in 2026 amid rising fuel costs after carriers like Spirit collapsed — and corporate legal risks surface with probes into Intuit after a 20% stock slide (Inc., Barchart).

A federal judge struck down the controversial $100,000 H‑1B fee, restoring lower-cost access to skilled foreign workers and easing a major hiring headache for startups and small businesses (Indiapost). [P]At the same time, AI is being pitched as a Main Street game-changer for local retailers and manufacturers, even as Gen Z’s surge in side hustles — and a mayor-rescued lemonade stand — underline how entrepreneurship is getting younger and scrappier (WRAL, WREG, Spokesman).