Elon Musk slammed the dollar on social media, calling it and other fiat money “hopeless.” His America Party will embrace crypto, he says. That could set up another area of contention with Donald Trump, who was his political ally for many months before and after the November election. Elon Musk wants his political third party…
Elon Musk’s net worth has taken a $15.3 billion hit after the Tesla CEO announced he was to form a new political party. The news sent ripples through financial markets and spooked investors concerned about Musk’s political ambitions and possible implications for Tesla’s brand and business operations. Why It Matters Musk, the richest man in…
Elon Musk’s move to launch a third party has been met with enthusiasm on Chinese social media, where many are reveling in the spectacle of the Tesla tycoon’s ongoing public feud with President Donald Trump. Chinese authorities, who typically steer clear of commenting on U.S. political infighting, have made no official statements, though government censors…
A major milestone was marked in Miami when the first microchip backed by Elon Musk was implanted into a patient’s brain at a local hospital. It’s part of a clinical trial giving people who are paralyzed the ability to control their phones or computers with their minds. NBC6 spoke to one of the Miami doctors…
Still a political amateur. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The feud between Donald Trump and his onetime deep pocket and henchman Elon Musk keeps bubbling up in unpredictable ways. But one fracture point that is potentially bigger than an exchange of insults and conspiracy theories is the Tech Bro’s musings about creating a third national political…
Butch Meily is president of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, IdeaSpace, and QBO Innovation. He is the author of the new memoir From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant’s Journey with America’s First Black Tycoon. In 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy created a new federal agency, the United States International Agency for Development (USAID)….
Over the weekend, a memo leaked from Donald Trump’s Justice Department and FBI effectively said “move on” to anyone who believes that Jeffrey Epstein kept a “list” of compromised individuals the government should investigate and/or that the disgraced financier was murdered. And in response, one very vocal person effectively said, “no!” In the memo, the…
While Tesla’s struggles dominate the headlines, a quieter but more significant story is unfolding: Chinese electric vehicle makers are on a tear. For the second consecutive quarter, Elon Musk’s Tesla has seen its sales decline, a stark contrast to the booming growth reported by rivals like BYD and NIO Inc, who are steadily gaining market…
Shares in oil major Shell (SHEL.L) fell 3.2% on Monday, after the company warned that it expected to report lower trading and production results for its gas division in the second quarter. Shell lowered the top end of its production guidance for the integrated natural gas division to 900,000 to 940,000 barrels of oil equivalent…
Tesla’s stock price has plunged in response to Elon Musk’s announcement of a new political party and his latest attacks on President Donald Trump. Investors are once again concerned about Musk’s focus as the company’s CEO announced over the weekend that he has launched the America Party. Tesla shares tanked 8 percent Monday morning to…