Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Wealth Now Exceeds $100 Billion
Elon Musk has seen his fortune grow by $73.6 billion this year. (Saul Martinez/Getty Images via Bloomberg News)
Three of the world’s richest people have achieved staggering new levels of personal wealth, including Tesla’s Elon Musk.
August 26, 2020Elon Musk Says Time to Break Up Amazon, Fueling Jeff Bezos Feud
Tesla CEO Elon Musk by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said it’s “time to break up Amazon” in a tweet June 4, escalating a rivalry with Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos, another billionaire investing in space exploration.
June 5, 2020Tesla Sets Deliveries Record While Falling Short of Elon Musk’s Mark
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Tesla Inc. set another record for quarterly vehicle deliveries but fell short of a mark Elon Musk said was possible last week, sending the electric carmaker’s shares lower in late trading.
October 2, 2019Tesla Revenue Seen Stalling Out as Musk Aims for Delivery Record
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Analysts at Credit Suisse and RBC Capital Markets are among those predicting Tesla will post lower revenue for the third quarter than a year ago. If there is indeed a decline, it will be a first for the company since 2012 — the year the Model S started production.
September 30, 2019Tesla Gets Exemption From China’s 10% Tax on Car Sales
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Tesla Inc. won exemption from a 10% Chinese tax on automotive sales, sidestepping trade tensions with the U.S. following CEO Elon Musk’s visit to the country.
August 30, 2019Tesla’s Musk and Alibaba’s Ma to Debate AI in China
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left) and Alibaba Co-Founder Jack Ma (Bloomberg News)
From Jack Ma to Pony Ma, the leading lights of China’s internet industry gather in Shanghai this week to showcase the country’s latest advances in artificial intelligence. But the real headliner could be American entrepreneur Elon Musk.
August 28, 2019Musk’s Tweets About Tesla Production Raise Questions on SEC Accord
Elon Musk arrives at federal court in New York on April 4. (Bloomberg News)
Elon Musk tweeted a Tesla Inc. production number that the company hadn’t communicated previously, presenting the first test case of whether his April settlement with securities regulators has made him more disciplined on social media.
July 30, 2019Tesla Plunges on Profit Doubts, Co-Founder J.B. Straubel’s Surprise Exit
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Tesla Inc. shares plummeted after a worse-than-expected loss and yet another major management change cast fresh doubts on the electric car maker’s future.
July 25, 2019Tesla’s ‘Anemic’ High-Margin Model Sales Extend Profit Struggle
Tesla Model X (Angel Garcia/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Inc. is delivering more cars than ever because of the emergence of Model 3 customers like Mike Land. His view of the relative weakness of Elon Musk’s more expensive electric cars also helps explain why the company is still struggling to make money.
July 23, 2019Tesla Readies Production Boost, Hints of Return to Hiring Mode
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Tesla Inc. is poised to increase production at its California car plant and is back in hiring mode, according to an internal e-mail sent days after the company wrapped up a record quarter of deliveries.
July 10, 2019