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Elon Musk in the Oval Office last week.

The staggering amount of money Elon Musk lost in one day as Trump feud boils over

Minute by minute, post by post, Elon Musk’s very public, extremely online feud with President Donald Trump sliced into his vaunted status as the world’s richest person.

  • Dylan Sloan and Tom Maloney

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Undated photo of Sol and Lillian Goldman.

The family feud over a $2.6 billion New York property empire

Lillian Goldman died more than two decades ago, leaving behind an empire that includes interests in some of Manhattan’s most prestigious properties. Her family has been squabbling over the estate ever since.

  • Natalie Wong and Ava Benny-Morrison
Elon Musk is inescapable in tech.

I’ve spent time with tech oligarchs – you have no idea just how weird they are

Like the rocket ships Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are shovelling money into, the tech being prioritised by Silicon Valley’s billionaires isn’t designed to save us. It’s meant to save them.

  • Cory Alpert
Mountainhead

This is what ultrawealth looks like

A very specific kind of extravagance portrays the hierarchy among the ultrarich in HBO’s new film from the Succession creator.

  • Calum Marsh
From left: Eric Trump, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump jnr.

Trump’s big bet on his $8 billion family fortune

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his love for the crypto industry in his second term. The future of his family’s wealth is banking on it.

  • Tom Maloney and Annie Massa
Steve Carell plays tech titan Randy in Mountainhead.

Done with media moguls, Succession’s creator has turned his gaze to tech billionaires

The terrifying power amassed by Silicon Valley big shots who sound like stoned Bond villains is enough to scare anyone. In Mountainhead, we meet them up close and personal.

  • Michelle Goldberg
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Cox CEO Alex Taylor is the great-grandson of the company’s founder.

The $53b deal that started with a love letter

One of the biggest business deals of the year so far started around Valentine’s Day - but the courtship wasn’t straightforward.

  • Michelle F. Davis and Liana Baker
Elon Musk owns a mansion in the small city of West Lake Hills, Texas, through a limited liability company. It has been the source of a local community dispute.

Won’t you be my neighbour? No thanks, Elon Musk

Residents of an upscale enclave outside Austin, Texas, learnt the hard way what it’s like when a multibillionaire moves into the mansion next door.

  • Kirsten Grind
Andrew Forrest’s biggest bet has been on developing electrolysers that can break down water into green hydrogen or reduce iron ore to “green iron” suitable for steel making.

‘It’s a con’: Billionaire ‘Twiggy’ Forrest unloads on net zero

Despite doubts about the economics of green hydrogen and Donald Trump’s aversion to clean energy, Andrew Forrest isn’t ready to back down on his dream.

  • Matt Oliver
Cristina Balan is locking horns with Tesla.

The woman who took on Tesla (and wants to see Musk in court)

Cristina Balan was an engineer at Tesla until she pointed out a flaw in the electric car to her boss – then she was sacked.

  • Jim Norton

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