Japanese online-shopping billionaire Yusaku Maezawa isn’t afraid to make it rain with his $2 billion fortune — as in, he’s already forked over cash to be the first moon tourist, and he once paid a whopping $111 million for a painting. For his next trick, he’s giving away $9 millionRead More →
© Reuters. Defendant Attorney Alex Spiro gets into a car after a U.S. District Court jury found Tesla Inc chief executive Elon Musk not liable for defamation damages, in Los Angeles By Nichola Groom and Rachel Parsons LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (O:) boss Elon Musk gained a stunningRead More →
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. District Court jury in Los Angeles on Friday found in favor of Tesla Inc (O:) boss Elon Musk in the defamation lawsuit brought against him by a British cave explorer who Musk had branded a “pedo guy” on Twitter. The verdict was delivered onRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Automobile awards The golden steering wheel in Berlin By Rachel Parsons LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Elon Musk is known for his eccentric, sometimes controversial use of Twitter. Now, Tesla Inc’s (O:) chief executive may have to pay for using Twitter to brand someone a pedophile. MuskRead More →
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – The British cave explorer who sued Tesla Inc’s (O:) Elon Musk for branding him “pedo guy” in a tweet has narrowed his defamation case against the electric car maker’s chief executive, and is no longer seeking damages for an emailed suggestion he might be aRead More →
Just before 8 a.m. on Thursday, shots rang out at Saugus High in Southern California, in a school shooting that left two dead and several students injured. The 16-year-old suspect, a student at the Santa Clarita school, had initially avoided capture but has been taken into custody, according to publishedRead More →
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James criticized Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey for the tweet that set off a crisis between the NBA and China, saying that Morey’s support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong was “misinformed or not really educated on the situation.” The comments are the firstRead More →
Tesla Inc. and Chief Executive Elon Musk improperly sought to squelch a union organizing effort at the electric-car company’s Fremont, Calif., factory with rules and Musk’s Twitter account, according to a judge’s ruling released Friday that also demands that Musk read aloud the findings to employees at the factory. ComplaintsRead More →
In what appeared to be a bizarre attempt to justify a days-old tweet, President Donald Trump on Wednesday publicly displayed a doctored, nearly week-old image of Hurricane Dorian’s projected path, in an apparent effort to save face by claiming he was right when he wrongly said Alabama was at risk.Read More →
Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson got an earful Sunday on Twitter after an ill-advised tweet in the aftermath of Saturday’s two horrific mass shootings that left at least 29 people dead. The killings don’t really matter in the big picture, deGrasse Tyson seemed to say, it’s just that darn humanRead More →
What’s our damage so far? The bullish dynamic for risk assets on Wall Street is beginning to unravel, clearly. Blame it on trade-war fears, at least partly sparked by a May 5 tweet from President Donald Trump, or peg it to worries that the global economy is facing a pronouncedRead More →
© Reuters. Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves Manhattan federal court By Brendan Pierson and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s job as Tesla (NASDAQ:) Inc’s chief executive appeared safe on Thursday as a federal judge in Manhattan urged the billionaire to settle contempt allegations by the U.S. SecuritiesRead More →
The Republican National Committee drew outrage for stoking an ethnic stereotype Sunday, tweeting a St. Patrick’s Day message of “please drink responsibly” with a doctored photo of Democratic presidential candidate — and “noted Irishman” — Beto O’Rourke’s 1998 mugshot for a DUI arrest. On this St. Paddy’s Day, a specialRead More →
© Reuters. A sign welcomes visitors to the General Motors Lordstown Complex assembly plant in Warren WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump urged General Motors Co (N:) to reopen Ohio plant in a tweet on Saturday, ten days after the plant made its last Chevrolet Cruze. The last CruzeRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory groundbreaking ceremony in Shanghai By Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO – Tesla Inc (O:) Chief Executive Elon Musk shot back against U.S. securities regulators on Monday, arguing in a filing that his recent tweet about the electric vehicleRead More →
Tesla Inc. shares tumbled in after-hours trading Monday after the Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal judge to hold Chief Executive Elon Musk in contempt over a recent tweet. On Feb. 19, Musk tweeted: “Tesla made 0 cars in 2011, but will make around 500k in 2019,” clarifying aRead More →
