Elon Musk

Economics

A Government Shutdown May Be Looming. What Does That Actually Mean?

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Will a shutdown happen? Maybe not. But what if it does? What would a holiday season shutdown actually mean?

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Industrials

Europe Spends $11 billion to have an Alternative to Starlink

It’s part of the EU’s goal to build its own spacefaring infrastructure, reducing its dependence on US private companies.

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Industrials

Musk Ally, Space Traveller to Run NASA in Boon to SpaceX

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will soon have a friend in very high places after Trump names Jared Isaacman to lead NASA.

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Social Media

Elon Musk’s X Just Got More Valuable, Fidelity Says

Ignore the high-profile exodus of users to BlueSky and Meta’s Threads. Elon Musk’s X, née Twitter, might be doing just fine.

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Power Corridor

The Bounds of Trump’s Friendship with Elon Musk

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Donald Trump has forged an alliance with Elon Musk, but history shows the two have trouble working together. And then there’s China…

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Autos

Tesla Rides Higher on Self-Driving Regulation Report

The Trump White House may usher in a big loosening of the rules around cars that can operate without human drivers.

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Geopolitics

Saudi Arabia Pulls Back as Trump Reemerges on World Stage

Saudi Arabia’s Mammoth Public Investment Fund Turns Inward Just As One of the Country’s Top Allies Reclaims the White House.

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Finance

Klarna Files for a US IPO

Looser regulations might be leading Swedish buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna to choose the US over the UK to host its IPO.

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Policy & Power

The Search for America’s Next Treasury Secretary is On

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If the President is America’s CEO, the CFO is the Treasury Secretary. Soon, the country will have a new one in its metaphorical c-suite.

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Big Tech

X’s User Growth is Bumping Its Head on the Ceiling

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The Financial Times on Tuesday published some previously unreported figures from X that show its user growth has plateaued.

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