Tesla

Electric vehicles

Elon Musk is not Tesla’s only problem

The billionaire’s closeness to Donald Trump and support for far-right causes have prompted a backlash, but Tesla’s sales are sinking for other reasons too.

2 days ago
The Economist

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Opinion
Trump's America

Yo, tech bros, I feel your pain. Trump’s messing with my personal wealth, too

I realise I’m not a billionaire thought leader, but these are hard times, even if your new BFF is in the Oval Office.

March 12, 2025
Michelle Cazzulino

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Trump's White House

Trump buys a Tesla to show support for Elon Musk

The president shopped for a new Tesla on the White House driveway, and also said recent violence against the electric vehicle giant’s dealerships will be labelled domestic terrorism.

March 12, 2025
Chris McGerian

Musk at Trump’s inauguration celebration. He has denied that it was a Nazi salute.

Opinion
Elon Musk

The Tesla brand is in trouble. But does Musk care?

Would-be customers are walking away from Tesla in droves, but it’s a price the world’s richest man is willing to pay for hitching his wagon to US President Donald Trump’s policies.

March 11, 2025
Elizabeth Knight

Things haven’t quite turned out for Wall Street as investors hoped they would when Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Opinion
Sharemarket

Trump didn’t use the ‘R-word’, but that’s what markets fear

The sell-off on Wall Street is accelerating as fears of stagflation and recession rise. It’s not helping that no one, including Donald Trump, seems to know what his tariff regime will ultimately look like.

March 11, 2025
Stephen Bartholomeusz

Elon Musk during a Cabinet meeting with at the White House last month,

Cybersecurity

Musk blames ‘massive cyberattack’ for X outages; Tesla shares tumble

It was a day to forget for the billionaire, who says widespread disruptions on his social media platform X were orchestrated by a “large, coordinated group” or country.