On Wednesday, Elon Musk caused a stir by tweeting that he was purchasing English football club Manchester United. Later, the Tesla billionaire tweeted again, informing his followers that it was a joke. Early Wednesday, Musk tweeted about his political affiliations and then added in a second tweet: "Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome." The […]
A series of financial filings published on Tuesday has revealed that Tesla CEO and world’s richest man Elon Musk has sold 7.92 million shares of Tesla, worth approximately $6.88 billion. The SEC filings show Musk’s transactions took place between August 5 and August 9, soon after the electric vehicle company’s 2022 annual shareholder meeting on […]
Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter caused investors to pummel Tesla, gouging out billions of dollars in Tesla’s market value. Investors doubted he could run both companies equally well, let alone all of his other holdings.
The move comes after Musk warned earlier this month that he has a “super bad feeling” about the economy amid record-high inflation. In a memo to executives, titled “pause all hiring worldwide”, Musk said that around 10% of jobs at Tesla need to be cut, though he added that the company would be increasing hourly […]
Elon Musk has shared a dose of bad news for his electric vehicle company Tesla, explaining that its new factories in Germany and the United States are losing billions of dollars due to battery shortages and supply disruptions in China. Musk referred to Tesla’s Berlin and Austin, Texas plants as “gigantic money furnaces.” "Both Berlin […]
In May of this year, Elon Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla sold 32,165 China-produced vehicles, including 22,340 for export. This is according to the China Passenger Car Association. In contrast, April of this year saw Tesla sell 1,152 vehicles and export none as the company’s Shanghai factory halted work for 22 days from late March […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has seen $46.4 billion wiped off of his net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Meanwhile, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is down $53.2 billion, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has seen a $15.1 billion loss. At the time of writing, Forbes estimates Musk’s net worth to stand at $230.1 billion, […]
In a Tuesday statement, the EV company said it will launch a limited number of its Lucid Air Dream Edition P and R sedans for customers in Germany, Switzerland, Norway, and the Netherlands, adding that it would price its Air Dream Edition P/R at approximately €218,000 in Germany. Last week, Lucid said it would increase […]
Musk’s tweet, which soon went viral, came just two days after the Tesla CEO acquired Twitter in a $44 billion deal. “Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in,” Musk wrote, referring to the drink’s original 1886 recipe when it was a tonic for various ailments. Musk also shared a screenshot of a […]
The deal was shaken upon on Monday following weeks of speculation about Twitter’s future after Elon Musk’s emergence as the platform’s largest single shareholder on 4 April. On 14 April, Musk announced a takeover bid, offering $54.20 per share in the social media giant. Though initially opposed to the takeover, Twitter’s board warmed to the […]
On Monday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that Twitter’s board of directors will not receive a salary if his acquisition of the company is successful. In a Tweet, Musk wrote, “Board salary will be $0 if my bid succeeds, so that’s ~$3M/year saved right there.” Presently, Twitter spends approximately $2.9 million in cash […]
In an unexpected U-turn, Tesla CEO Elon Musk will no longer be joining the board of Twitter, reversing a collaboration announced just last week by the social media giant. Turning to Twitter, the company’s CEO Parag Agrawal wrote: “Elon Musk has decided not to join our board [...] The Board and I had many discussions […]
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