Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later. Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. government.
The world’s richest man gave his money and time in campaigning for the president-elect and now is putting in his requests for a friendlier regulatory environment.
Investors believe that the electric car company led by Elon Musk will benefit from his support of the president-elect.
Los hombres más ricos del mundo tienen sus propias flotas de cohetes, sus propios medios de comunicación y sus propios planes para triunfar con Donald Trump.
The world’s richest men have their own rocket fleets, their own media and their own schemes to succeed with Donald J. Trump.
Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.
As threats to his personal safety have become graver, the world’s richest man has barricaded himself behind a phalanx of bodyguards that operates like a mini-Secret Service.
La rápida evolución de su amistad política se ha convertido en un problema potencial, ya que los negocios en expansión de Musk pueden presentar conflictos de intereses si Trump es elegido en noviembre.
Their fast-evolving political friendship has become a potential minefield, as Mr. Musk’s sprawling businesses may present conflicts of interest if Mr. Trump is elected in November.
Lawyers for Tesla have asked a Delaware judge to reverse her decision to void a multibillion-dollar pay package for Mr. Musk after shareholders approved it a second time in June.