Investors Betting Against Tesla Made $1 Billion on Friday
Tesla’s stock tumbled 10 percent Friday, generating more than $1 billion in profits for investors betting on a fall in the electric-car maker’s shares.
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Tesla’s stock tumbled 10 percent Friday, generating more than $1 billion in profits for investors betting on a fall in the electric-car maker’s shares.
By STEPHEN GROCER
After setting off a furor that unsettled the markets and his own board, the Tesla chief talks about the pressure he is under and his struggle to cope.
By DAVID GELLES, JAMES B. STEWART, JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and KATE KELLY
It’s been three decades since cars’ internal networks got an update. With autonomous vehicles on the horizon, quick decisions will rely on a faster network.
By JOHN R. QUAIN
The same traits that have made Mr. Musk a great entrepreneur also make him a potentially troublesome chief executive. Tesla’s board should act as a filter.
By JAMES B. STEWART
The government is investigating Tesla after Mr. Musk said he had secured funding to take the electric-car company private, causing its shares to soar.
By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN, JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and KATE KELLY
Doctors and public health workers in San Francisco are preparing to track injuries from electric scooters and the other transportation services blossoming in the city.
By BRADLEY BERMAN
The chief executive is said to have written his Twitter post last week in haste. But he said Monday he had Saudi financial backing for a buyout plan.
By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG, NEAL E. BOUDETTE, LANDON THOMAS Jr. and KATE KELLY
Mr. Musk’s statement that he had “funding secured” for a possible $70 billion buyout could get scrutiny from securities regulators and plaintiffs’ lawyers.
By JAMES B. STEWART
The proposal would freeze rules requiring cleaner, more efficient cars and unravel one of President Obama’s signature policies to fight global warming.
By CORAL DAVENPORT
Elon Musk, the chief executive, said the electric-car maker was about to turn a corner with output of its mass-market Model 3, buoying company shares.
By STACY COWLEY
Mr. Marchionne, who merged the two carmakers, pulling them back from the brink of collapse, led the combined Fiat Chrysler until just a few days ago.
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE and ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
Andrew Wheeler, E.P.A. acting administrator, said the agency will enforce stricter pollution limits for so-called glider trucks built with older engines.
By LISA FRIEDMAN
General Motors cited commodity prices, a sign that tariffs may be starting to hurt production. Ford and Fiat Chrysler pointed to weakness in China.
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE