"A current Tesla employee told CNBC that many workers at the electric vehicle company have long expected such a transaction..."

With SpaceX headed for the public markets next month, industry experts and people close to Elon Musk are speculating about a potential tie-up with Tesla.

Wall Street has speculated whether the world’s richest person will consider a tie-up for his two most valuable companies.

Elon Musk's plans to take SpaceX public have reignited speculation about a potential merger with Tesla, as both companies already collaborate on engineering challenges.

Elon Musk is floating a Tesla-SpaceX merger weeks before SpaceX's IPO. Between SolarCity, X, and xAI, this would be his 4th billion-dollar self-deal.

"A current Tesla employee told CNBC that many workers at the electric vehicle company have long expected such a transaction..."

CNBC reported Tuesday that Musk is discussing a merger between Tesla and SpaceX that would tie his tech empire closer together and instantly create the world’s fifth-largest…