Economy Aug 10 Elon Musk sells $7 billion in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter court battle By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Nation Jun 15 U.S. safety regulator says automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of cars with automatic driver-assist Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to new statistics from U.S. safety regulators. By Tom Krisher, Associated Press
Nation Jun 03 Regulators receive more than 750 complaints of faulty braking in Teslas More than 750 Tesla owners have complained to U.S. safety regulators that cars operating on the company's partially automated driving systems have suddenly stopped on roadways for no apparent reason. By Tom Krisher, Associated Press
Economy Apr 25 Elon Musk reaches agreement to acquire Twitter for about $44 billion The outspoken Tesla CEO, the world's wealthiest person, has said he wants to buy Twitter because he thinks it's not living up to its potential as a platform for "free speech."… By Tom Krisher, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Economy Apr 15 Twitter board of directors adopt ‘poison pill’ defense against Musk takeover bid The move would allow existing Twitter shareholders — except for Musk — to buy additional shares at a discount, thereby diluting Musk's stake in the company. By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Apr 14 Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter, making it a private company, for $43 billion By Michelle Chapman, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter. He says the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company. Continue reading
Apr 13 Lawsuit accuses Elon Musk of breaking law while nearly doubling Twitter stock By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Elon Musk's huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his big stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower… Continue reading
Apr 05 Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board, a day after becoming its biggest stakeholder By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Elon Musk is joining Twitter's board of directors, one day after it was disclosed that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform. Continue reading
Apr 04 Elon Musk buys 73.5 million shares of Twitter’s stock, becoming biggest stakeholder By Michelle Chapman, Tom Krisher, Associated Press The ultimate aim of Musk's purchase worth $3 billion is not clear, yet in late March Musk, who has 80 million Twitter followers, questioned free speech on Twitter and whether the platform is undermining democracy. Continue reading
Mar 22 SEC claims authority to subpoena Elon Musk over tweets By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The SEC disclosed publicly in documents filed Tuesday that it is investigating Musk's Nov. 6, 2021 tweets that asked followers whether he should sell 10 percent of his Tesla stake. Continue reading