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Elon Musk wins $2 billion Tesla shareholder lawsuit that accused him of bailing out his cousins' solar company
The judgement said although the acquisition process was "far from perfect," the price Tesla paid wa…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Elon Musk is defending Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity against angry shareholders. This is the story of how it was transformed into Tesla Energy.
If Musk loses, he'll be liable to pay up to $2.6 billion back to Tesla. Although this would make up…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Elon Musk blames Tesla Energy's troubles on the Model 3 and the pandemic
Elon Musk said getting the Tesla Model 3 to market meant that the company needed "all hands on deck…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Elon Musk claims he turned down 'several high-paid jobs' on Wall Street. He's now worth $187 billion and is the world's second-richest person.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk could have had a lucrative career on Wall Street, he suggested in a court heari…
Grace Dean
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Elon Musk said his weird jokes, like naming himself 'Technoking,' get Tesla free press. 'I think I'm funny.'
Elon Musk said in court that his "Technoking" title got "a whole bunch of free press and Tesla does…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Elon Musk is heading to court to defend Tesla's acquisition of his cousins' solar panel company. If he loses, it could cost him $2 billion.
Tesla bought SolarCity, founded by Elon Musk's cousins, in 2016. In a lawsuit, Tesla shareholders c…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Musk's college friend quit working with him at Zip2 after only 6 weeks: 'I knew I could either be working with him or be his friend, but not both'
Elon Musk's 'first real and lasting friend' quit working at his company after just six weeks becaus…
Polly Thompson,Grace Dean
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After Elon Musk criticized Bernie Sanders' brand of socialism, Sanders took him to task for taking billions of dollars in government support
Elon Musk tweeted out a meme critical of Bernie Sanders in response to a bill Sanders introduced th…
Troy Wolverton
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How billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk went from getting bullied as a child to becoming one of the most successful and controversial men in tech
But it hasn't always been smooth sailing for Musk. Here's how he went from getting bullied in schoo…
Matt Weinberger,Avery Hartmans
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Tesla's Cybertruck is finally starting production, 2 years behind schedule. Here are 6 other projects Elon Musk promised to deliver by now.
Tesla began production on the Cybertruck two years late. The vehicle joins robotaxis and fully auto…
Sebastian Cahill
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Tesla falls on report the SEC is investigating a whistleblower's complaint about solar panel defects
The investigation was disclosed in a response to a Freedom of Information Act request. Tesla acquir…
Carla Mozée
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Elon Musk could be forced to pay $9.4 billion as part of an investor lawsuit claiming he interfered in SolarCity deal, report says
Plaintiffs argue the Tesla CEO leveraged his influence over the company's board to acquire SolarCit…
Ethan Wu
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Read Elon Musk's wildest remarks in court, as he says Tesla would die without him and that naming himself 'technoking' drove sales
Things got heated between Musk and the attorney for the shareholders suing him. "I do not respect y…
Tim Levin
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Tesla has reportedly installed around 3,000 solar roofs since 2016 well behind Elon Musk's goal
A new report found that Tesla Solar Roof has fallen well short of Elon Musk's goal of installing 1,…
Grace Mayer
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Ousted Tesla cofounder Martin Eberhard sounds off on Elon Musk, how the company has changed, and the EV wars
While Elon Musk is sometimes referred to as the founder of Tesla, Martin Eberhard cofounded Tesla i…
Grace Kay
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At Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk was a jerk with a grand vision. At Twitter, he's just a jerk.
Elon Musk has used the same playbook at all of his companies from Tesla to SpaceX. Sadly for him, h…
Linette Lopez
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If Twitter collapses, will Tesla be far behind?
My job is to read the market for companies in financial distress. Here's how I'll know if Elon Musk…
Vicki Bryan
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Elon Musk said he probably wouldn't support Tesla's controversial SolarCity deal if he could go back in time
According to the deposition, Musk said, "at the time I thought it made strategic sense for Tesla an…
Mark Matousek
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Elon Musk never admits defeat, but the billionaire just did that in his bitter battle with Twitter
In the past, Elon Musk has been loath to back down from a court battle, but in this case Twitter wa…
Grace Kay,Kali Hays
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After Elon Musk called stay-at-home orders 'fascist,' a worker in a reopened Tesla factory reportedly tested positive for COVID-19
CEO Elon Musk previously sent Tesla workers in California to work in defiance of the stay-at-home o…