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Happy Birthday Elon Musk: 52 Facts And Figures About Tesla, SpaceX CEO On His 52nd Birthday
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - 9:13am | 2441One of the world’s most well-known CEOs, Elon Reeve Musk was born June 28, 1971, in South Africa and is celebrating his 52nd birthday in 2023. Known for his use of memes on social media, including mentions of popular jokes involving 69 and 4/20, it might come as a surprise that with...
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Tesla Solar Projects Being Canceled: Is A Future Growth Segment Under Pressure At Company?
Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 7:12pm | 569Electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is known by many for its vehicles and leader Elon Musk. Others know the company’s ambitions in solar energy, energy storage and creating humanoid robots. One of these efforts is getting a major scaling back according to reports. What Happened:...
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Elon Musk Said To Have Clinched Victory In SolarCity Takeover Shareholder Lawsuit
Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 12:36am | 376Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has clinched a legal victory over a shareholder lawsuit related to the SolarCity Corp takeover, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing a court ruling. What Happened: A Delaware court judge...
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Is Now A Good Time To Buy Tesla Stock? Nancy Tengler Weighs In
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 4:22pm | 323Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk spent the last two days in court defending Tesla's $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity in 2016. Kelly Evans, host of CNBC's "The Exchange," asked Laffer Tengler Investments' Nancy Tengler what she thought about Tesla stock on...
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Elon Musk In SolarCity Trial Testimony Says 'Rather Hate' Being Tesla CEO
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 6:26am | 450Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said that he “rather hates” being the boss of the electric vehicle maker and would prefer to spend his time on design and engineering, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. What Happened: Musk made the comments during his first day of...
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Elon Musk To Testify In Shareholder-Lawsuit Over Tesla's SolarCity Buy Today
Monday, July 12, 2021 - 2:01am | 494Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk will testify about the electric vehicle maker’s $2.6 billion acquisition of solar panel company SolarCity in a shareholder lawsuit on Monday, the Associated Press reported. What Happened: The lawsuit alleges that the acquisition failed to deliver the...
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50 Facts And Figures About Elon Musk On His 50th Birthday
Monday, June 28, 2021 - 6:25pm | 2081One of the world’s most well-known CEOs, Elon Reeve Musk was born June 28, 1971, in South Africa and is celebrating his 50th birthday in 2021. Known for his use of memes on social media including mentions of popular jokes involving 69 and 4/20, it might come as a surprise that with...
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Tesla Sued By Customer Over Alleged 'Bait-And-Switch' Tactics In Solar Panel Deal: Report
Friday, October 16, 2020 - 6:13am | 387Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been sued by a customer over allegations it misreported a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) as a loan the latter had undertaken, Bloomberg reported Thursday. What Happened: Olivier Chaine, in 2017, had Tesla subsidiary SolarCity install rooftop solar panels at...
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Here's How Long It Took Tesla To Reach A $100B Market Cap
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 - 1:06pm | 415Nearly 17 years. Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) was founded in July 2003 and didn’t strike a $100 billion market cap until Jan. 22, 2020. Within a month of marking that milestone, momentum carried its value up 66%. Where Tesla Began Tesla was launched on seed funding from Elon Musk, who contributed...
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Musk Vs. Einhorn: Tesla CEO Offers Hedge Fund Manager A Pair Of Short Shorts
Friday, November 8, 2019 - 3:47pm | 607Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Friday lashed out at Greenlight Capital hedge fund manager and long-time Tesla short seller David Einhorn. Musk’s Letter In an open letter to Einhorn, Musk alleges Einhorn made “numerous false allegations” concerning Tesla in...
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Unsealed Court Docs Raise New Questions About Tesla's SolarCity Acquisition
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - 12:12pm | 516Shares of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) were trading lower Tuesday after more details of a 2016 lawsuit were made public. What Happened Legal transparency advocate PlainSite made public an opening brief in which Tesla shareholders argued the company's $2.6-billion acquisition of solar panel...
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Walmart Sues Tesla: Pay Us For Solar Panel Damages You Caused
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 9:18am | 384Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) is demanding Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) pay for damages caused at seven stores and remove solar panels from hundreds of other retail locations. What Happened Tesla's solar panel business was born out of the 2016 acquisition of SolarCity. Tesla has installed solar panels at...
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Tesla Brings Back Solar Panel Leasing In 6 States
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 9:46am | 421Electric carmaker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced a sales initiative Monday to boost its home solar panel business, which was born out of the 2016 acquisition of its cousin company SolarCity. What Happened Tesla introduced a new leasing option where consumers can rent solar panels starting...
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Tesla Rallies After Filing For Offering; Musk Could Buy Up To $10M Worth Of Shares
Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 8:11am | 531A Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)’s new common offering of about 2.72 million new common shares at the price of $238.69 per share. Management had warned of a potential raise in a Monday 10-Q filing, which cited a halt of SolarCity...
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Tesla Updates Cash Situation, May Explore Financing Alternatives
Monday, April 29, 2019 - 8:50am | 341Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) plans to increase its weekly Model 3 production rate to 7,000 vehicles by the end of 2019. It’s not an inexpensive goal, but management’s made a capital plan. Coming Up With Cash As it ramps production, Tesla expects cash generated from core operations to cover...