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Christiaan Hetzner

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Elon Musk’s X sues New York State over law requiring social media sites disclose how they tackle hate speech

“We are confident we will prevail in this case,” the company said, calling the state’s Stop Hiding Hate Act an unconstitutional infringement on...

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Central banks expect to swap out more of their U.S. dollar reserves for gold as greenback’s safe-haven status weakens

The Global South is actively shifting their own reserves towards gold at a much faster rate than advanced economies to reduce their U.S. dollar...

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Tesla leads U.S. sales of EVs lower in April, marking the first annual drop in over a year

With a share of 40%, even the slightest weakness at Elon Musk's company has a disproportionate effect on overall monthly EV sales.

16.06.2025 8

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Oil prices surge after Israel’s attack on Iran. Trump urges Iran to ‘make a deal before there is nothing left’

JPMorgan fears crude oil could hit a high of $130 a barrel, causing U.S. inflation to return to 5% in a worst case scenario.

13.06.2025 10

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China’s carmakers are resorting to tricks to inflate their vehicle sales and Beijing has had enough

Beijing warned the practice of selling new cars with zero miles at a sharp discount in the used car market is just the latest example of the auto...

10.06.2025 10

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Milan Kovac ran Elon Musk’s most important project: What the departure of the Optimus head means for Tesla

“This one hits different. You’re in the Tesla hall of fame, brother,” wrote one senior Tesla manager.

09.06.2025 6

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From ‘first buddy’ to losing $34 billion in personal net worth: The rise and fall of the Elon Musk-Donald Trump partnership

The bromance between Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, and President Donald Trump, the world’s most powerful, appears to have run its course.

06.06.2025 9

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‘Streaming is dead’ — Disney’s waning appetite for big budget productions dogged creator of popular Star Wars series Andor

Tony Gilroy reveals he had to fight tooth and nail with company execs to bring his second season of the critically acclaimed Star Wars series to life.

04.06.2025 3

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The next market Tesla could disrupt in the future is flying cars, Morgan Stanley predicts

Visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk might be tempted to solve the problem of commercializing air taxies, also known as electric vertical take-off and...

03.06.2025 3

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The most EV-friendly country in the world is still loyal to Tesla, as Model Y sales surge in May

Tesla sales more than tripled in Norway in May, but a growing number of customers in Europe and beyond are eyeing a purchase of its Chinese rival BYD...

02.06.2025 2

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Elon Musk is distancing himself from Trump: ‘I don’t want to take responsibility for everything’

Just about 48 hours after Musk left the government, his preferred pick to run NASA was withdrawn by the White House.

02.06.2025 10

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Chinese EV buyers no longer consider Tesla a technology leader, warns UBS 

BYD blew past Tesla in the first quarter and remains on track to exceed Musk’s own as the largest EV brand worldwide by vehicles sold. 

28.05.2025 4

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Elon Musk can’t blame Tesla’s Europe crisis on a weak car market—EVs are selling in record numbers while his drop by almost half

Comprehensive new data for all 31 countries across the continent shows EV volumes rose 28% while Tesla's sales collapsed 49% last month.

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U.S. economy will be growing faster than 3% this time next year, predicts Treasury’s Bessent 

A combination of pro-growth trade policies, tax cuts and deregulation will soon lead to a pickup in activity, according to the Trump administration,...

26.05.2025 7

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Goodyear set to deliver on divestment plan after it strikes deal to sell synthetic rubber business 

The tire maker expects to reap $650 million in gross proceeds from selling most of its Chemical arm, achieving a key target from its Goodyear Forward...

23.05.2025 2

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Trump ‘reverse Robin Hood’ tax bill is driving up the cost of buying a home, Democrats say

"Trump and Republicans are directly responsible for the spike in the 30-year Treasury bond yield and mortgage rates,” said the fourth highest...

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Tesla brand damage revealed: Consumers rank its ethics and character near the very bottom of new Axios Harris poll

Even scandal-hit UnitedHealth Group and the UK oil company behind the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe are viewed in a better light.

22.05.2025 6

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Female entrepreneurs are finding new ways to build a climate-resilient local food supply in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia must import the overwhelming share of its food, and due to the withering heat, nutritious fruit and vegetables can spoil quickly.

22.05.2025 6

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Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI ex-chief scientist, planned for a doomsday bunker for the day when machines become smarter than man

Sutskever believed his AI researchers needed protection once they ultimately achieved their goal of creating artificial general intelligence, or AGI.

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Uncle Sam’s biggest creditor faces a fiscal crisis ‘worse than Greece’ as its borrowing costs hit 20-year high 

Japan's prime minister warned members of parliament the country cannot afford any tax cuts funded through the issue of new debt as calls grow for...

19.05.2025 4

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Volkswagen shareholders demand ‘part-time CEO’ Oliver Blume finally drop his side job running Porsche

Three years into his dual assignment, Blume is facing increasing pressure to focus on one of his two posts given a perceived conflict of interest and...

19.05.2025 10

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Warren Buffett shifts from finance to fun as he dumps Citigroup stake and buys up more shares in alcohol-maker Constellation

Berkshire Hathaway's latest 13-F filing reveals it doubled the size of its stake in the owner of the Modelo and Corona beer brands in the United...

16.05.2025 10

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Tesla rival Daimler Truck wants to know if Elon Musk’s Semi EV can actually live up to the hype: ‘We’d love to get our hands on one’

Daimler Truck is waiting to see how the eHGV compares with its critically acclaimed Mercedes-Benz eActros 600.

15.05.2025 2

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Tesla chair Robyn Denholm’s $180 million stock sales come under scrutiny

Robyn Denholm has earned five times as much as UnitedHealth Group's Stephen Hemsley, the next non-executive chair most prone to liquidating stock.

14.05.2025 5

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Just as Tesla reclaims $1 trillion market cap, worrying data out of China has investors asking questions

Tesla's weekly sales in China tumbled to just 3,070 vehicles last week, the worst performance since the start of Q2, driven by low volumes of the new...

13.05.2025 10

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Tesla manager claims he was fired for warning Elon Musk is at fault for tanking EV sales

After nearly six years at the EV manufacturer, Matthew LaBrot said he lost his "dream job" after demanding Musk cede the reins—a price the manager...

12.05.2025 3

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Goodyear sees itself in prime position to capitalize on Trump auto tariffs: ‘We have a lot of opportunity in front of us’

Execs claim its U.S. tariff exposure equates to about one quarter of the average for the industry, a significant advantage for its business going...

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Detroit automakers fuming after Trump’s first trade deal gives preferential treatment to imported U.K. cars over their own

'Under this deal, it will now be cheaper to import a UK vehicle with very little U.S. content than a USMCA compliant vehicle from Mexico or Canada...

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Tesla sales crisis spreads to China as GigaShanghai plant volumes in April shrink for 7th straight month to lowest level in years

Cars sold from Tesla's Chinese factory fell 6% over the previous April to mark their lowest level since Shanghai entered lockdown over a new COVID...

08.05.2025 20

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Tesla’s EV rival Rivian warns Trump’s trade war means it will sell fewer of its American-made cars than expected

Rivian warned it will only deliver between 40,000 to 46,000 vehicles in 2025 after 51,600 last year, revising its earlier guidance. Capex spending...

07.05.2025 7

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Amid its worst ever crisis, Tesla offers discounts on its best-selling car just weeks after new Model Y launch

Gone are the days when Tesla had to keep hiking prices to avoid being hopelessly swamped by demand. Now CEO Elon Musk has to fight for every new...

06.05.2025 10

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Trump proposes 100% tariff on foreign-made movies as he declares Hollywood critical to U.S. national security

Not only is it unclear how import duties could be levied on films and what criteria would apply, experts say, but the real risks may lie in...

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Elon Musk’s European crisis deepens—initial April sales numbers prove devastating for Tesla 

Four key EV friendly European markets reported high double-digit drops in Tesla volumes in April with only Norway showing some improvement.

03.05.2025 10

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Japan prepared to use its role as America’s largest creditor as leverage in Trump trade talks

No country holds more provable Treasury debt than Japan with roughly $1.1 trillion, equivalent to a quarter of its entire economy.

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Donald Trump Jr. plans to open an exclusive new Beltway club dubbed ‘Executive Branch’ catering to the wealthy

The very name raises concerns it will sell access to the business and tech moguls looking to nurture relationships with the Trump administration.

30.04.2025 8

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Tesla director finally buys shares after more than 5 years—only to see his own board chair promptly sell $32 million in stock

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has now liquidated roughly $150 million in shares since early December, dwarfing the $1 million open market purchase by...

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Trump team signals rollback on some tariffs to reduce pain for suffering auto industry

The White House confirmed a report in the Wall Street Journal that automakers won't face additional tariffs for goods like steel and aluminum.

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New York lawmakers are moving to shut down Elon Musk’s Tesla sales across the EV-friendly state

New York Democrats are hoping to push through a statewide bill that could strip CEO Elon Musk's Tesla of its right to sell cars directly to customers.

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Elon Musk’s robotaxi could be its final all-new EV: ‘The reality is in the future most people are not going to buy cars’

Tesla execs said new cars launching this year will just be more affordable derivatives of existing cars, dashing investor hopes for all new models.

23.04.2025 7

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How Elon Musk reportedly staked Tesla’s future on robotaxis against the advice of his own senior management team

The Information revealed Musk didn't feel a compact EV was worthy of Tesla and opted for the CyberCab despite warnings it might not ever make money.

17.04.2025 2

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‘China’s Elon Musk’ uses just two numbers to demonstrate why his country’s auto industry is now outcompeting the U.S. and Europe

He Xiaopeng used two numbers to describe the breakneck pace of EV innovation in China.

16.04.2025 5

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Mercedes-Benz just poached a top exec from Fortune 500 dealer group Lithia to run the brand’s U.S. sales operations

After a disappointing 2024, Mercedes is in the process of reshuffling its leadership team in key markets following the recent appointment of new...

16.04.2025 5

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Trump tariffs could prove nearly as harmful to U.S. auto market as Lehman collapse and COVID outbreak, warn S&P forecasters

In "one of the largest single-month changes" it has ever made to its forecast, S&P Global Mobility cut 700,000 cars from its annual U.S. sales...

15.04.2025 10

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Goldman Sachs sees more room for gold to run higher, hiking its forecast for the precious metal due to growing recession risks

Donald Trump’s presidency has been a blessing for goldbugs now profiting from the uncertain economic outlook sparked by his administration’s trade...

14.04.2025 4

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Musk finally launches a new low-cost $70,000 Cybertruck—but Tesla fans and investors anticipate little demand

The new single-motor Cybertruck, expected to arrive as early as June, weighs in at a chunky $69,990 before any U.S. federal tax credits.

12.04.2025 5

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Trump tariffs backfire on Elon Musk, as Tesla pulls U.S.-built models from China

Tesla has stopped taking orders for the Model S and Model X in China, which now face retaliatory 125% import duties levied by Beijing.

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Elon Musk accused of rage quitting while live-streaming a video game after repeatedly dying and being mercilessly cyberbullied by viewers

The world's most influential entrepreneur was mercilessly jeered at by an online gaming audience still angry that he had so casually lied about...

10.04.2025 2

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Investor Bill Ackman pleads with Trump White House not to declare a ‘global economic war against the whole world at once’

The Pershing Square hedge fund manager urged the Trump administration to freeze tariff plans for 90 days to preven an 'economic nuclear winter'.

07.04.2025 10

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‘There will be blood’: JPMorgan raises recession risk to 60% as global stock market sell off continues

Trump's tariff increase could cost U.S. households $700 billion, the largest de facto tax hike since LBJ needed to finance the war in Vietnam.

04.04.2025 4

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Treasury Secretary Bessent blames Trump tariff sell-off in markets on deflating AI bubble: ‘That’s a Mag 7 problem, not a MAGA problem’

Bessent appears to be more interested in bringing down borrowing costs to stave off a potential sovereign debt doom loop than in the $1.5 trillion...

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