Tesla faces turmoil at the top ... and stiff competition

Oct 1, 2018
The company made electric cars exciting, but can it make them ubiquitous?
Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, speaks at the 2015 Automotive News World Congress in Detroit.
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Unpacking this week's news at Tesla and Facebook

Sep 28, 2018
There are two big stories swirling around two of the tech world’s biggest names at the end of this week: Tesla and Facebook. Tesla’s leadership is up in the air after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday it’s suing CEO Elon Musk for making what it called “false and misleading statements” on Twitter about […]
A Tesla showroom stands in the Meatpacking district in Manhattan on June 6, 2018 in New York City.
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The SEC is trying to drop a hammer on Elon Musk. How big can it be?

Sep 28, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission sued the Tesla CEO for what it says was misleading tweets that hurt investors. A former SEC lawyer tells us what could be next.
Tesla's stock has taken a hit.
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SEC files complaint against Tesla’s Elon Musk

Sep 27, 2018
The commission is asking for an order that would stop Musk from being “an officer or director” of any public company.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during an event to launch the Model X Crossover SUV in 2015 in Fremont, California.
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A guide to the corporate board

Aug 15, 2018
Members of a company's governing body have a “fiduciary responsibility” — and are well-compensated for it.
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Why Tesla is flirting with the idea of going private

Aug 8, 2018
The company is weathering growing pains and may retreat from the stock market spotlight.
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Why Elon Musk wants to take Tesla private

Aug 8, 2018
See ya, haters.
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The new Tesla will be the largest connected device you own

Aug 7, 2018
What does that mean? Data collection, privacy settings and software updates ... for a car.
The day Tesla announced it was rolling out its new Model 3, Tesla stock had its best day since November 2015.
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Tesla is synonymous with Elon Musk. Is that a problem?

Jul 19, 2018
Musk's erratic behavior has investors worried about the visionary founder that once drew them in.
Tesla's stock has taken a hit.
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Tesla's China plant will serve the world's biggest electric car market

Jul 11, 2018
This week, Tesla announced its plans to build a plant in Shanghai amid trade tensions between the U.S. and China
A view of a fully electric Tesla car on an assembly line at the new Tesla Motors car factory in Tilburg, the Netherlands, during the opening and launch of the new factory, on Aug. 22, 2013.
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