Elon Musk’s tough year is a lesson for entrepreneurs that business isn’t all fun and games August 28, 2018 Poor Elon Musk. It might be difficult to feel sympathy for a billionaire, but entrepreneurs everywhere would have felt a pang of compassion on reading Musk’s emotional interview with the New York Times last week. As he recounted the stresses and strains of his last 12 months as head of Tesla – which he calls the [...]
Dismissal secured: Tesla gets Model 3 lawsuit thrown out on shareholder claims August 28, 2018 A lawsuit accusing Tesla of inflating its stock by pitching unattainable production numbers for its Model 3 sedan has been dismissed by a US judge in California. In a decision published late last night, US district judge Charles Breyer said shareholders had not provided enough evidence to suggest Tesla needed to be clearer that Model 3 [...]
Tesla can’t afford Elon Musk’s eccentricities August 27, 2018 In the late hours of Friday night, Elon Musk published a blog post that brought to an end a three-week period of intense speculation and investor confusion. The billionaire Tesla founder declared that, having discussed the matter with his board, taking the company private “would be even more time consuming and distracting than initially anticipated.” [...]
US markets open higher amid optimism over new trade deal with Mexico August 27, 2018 The US markets have opened amid optimism as the White House and Mexico close in on agreeing a new trade deal. Reports that the US and Mexico are close to agreeing a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has seen US stocks rise to all-time highs today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 159 [...]
Tesla shares drop after Elon Musk changes tack over plans to go private August 27, 2018 Tesla shares have dropped nearly three per cent as investors get to grips with Musk's U-turn over plans to take the company private. Tesla's shares were valued at $314.77 (£244) each, while in Germany they saw a more dramatic five per cent drop. Earlier this month Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk spooked investors when he [...]
Elon Musk: Tesla to remain a public company August 25, 2018 Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said last night that Tesla would remain a public company, despite previously announced plans to take it private. In a blog post on electric car company Tesla’s website Musk wrote: “Although the majority of shareholders I spoke to said they would remain with Tesla if we went private, the sentiment, [...]
Shareholder pleads with Musk to keep Tesla public August 23, 2018 A Tesla shareholder has written an open letter to chief executive Elon Musk in a bid to abandon a deal to take the company private, in which she argues the car firm's value could skyrocket up to $4,000 (£3,121) per share within five years. Catherine Wood, chief executive of ARK Invest which holds shares in [...]
Why Elon Musk is far from alone with his stock market dilemma August 23, 2018 Elon Musk, the divisive entrepreneur, has recently made headlines with the following tweet. In a subsequent blog post, Musk made clear his reasons for wanting to take his electric vehicle company, Tesla, away from the stock market. He expressed his frustration at the distraction caused by wild swings in the Tesla share price and perceives [...]
Investment Trusts can add a new dimension to a portfolio August 23, 2018 Collective investments such as unit trusts and investment trusts let you access investment opportunities and spread risk across dozens of different companies. Investors’ money is pooled together and run by a manager who buys and sells stocks and shares on their behalf to create a diverse portfolio. While unit trusts and OEICs are structured as [...]
Saudi Arabia denies reports the $2 trillion Aramco float has been cancelled August 23, 2018 Saudi Arabia’s energy minister today denied reports that plans to float part of its state oil and gas company Aramco had been cancelled. “The government remains committed to the initial public offering of Saudi Aramco, in accordance with the appropriate circumstances and appropriate time chosen by the government”, Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said in a [...]