Technology titans are missing that old adulation.
Production problems in China and Elon Musk’s pursuit of Twitter are leading investors to wonder whether the electric car company is worth as much as they thought.
The chief executive’s debt load, his divided attention and Twitter’s own challenges could all take a toll on his electric-car company.
To a degree unseen in any other mogul, the world’s richest man acts on impulse and the belief that he is absolutely right.
His products are good for customers and good for the world.
Tesla is highly traded, and Elon Musk’s sale of more than $16 billion worth of stock last year did not appear to push share prices lower.
Tesla is highly traded, and Elon Musk’s sale of more than $16 billion worth of stock last year did not appear to push share prices lower.
Mr. Musk has been building a stake in the social media company and last week made an unsolicited offer to acquire it outright.
The company is plugging $30 million into a start-up co-founded by one of Silicon Valley’s favorite scientists.
The 2018 tweet, in which Mr. Musk claimed he had secured funding to take Tesla private, initially sent the automaker’s shares soaring. But they sank when it became clear that no such deal had been reached.