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After all the drama that was enacted, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk finally wrapped up the Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) deal on Monday. Amazon, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos is raising concerns about Tesla's reliance on China as a market and its implication...

According to a recent White House document, President Joe Biden will propose a minimum tax on billionaires.  Biden is expected to unveil the proposal in the fiscal 2023 budget, which is likely to take place on Monday.  The proposed "Billionaire Minimum Income Tax" would set a...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said that the actual U.S. national debt is almost three times the size of the economy at $60 trillion, and “something has got to give.” What Happened: Musk — the world’s richest person — made the comments on Twitter in response...

Veteran value investor and Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett’s net worth on Thursday shot past that of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s, as per the latest data from Bloomberg Billionaires Index.  What Happened: With a net...

This article was originally published on November 01, 2021 12:30am. It was one of the most read articles on Benzinga.com this year. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk — the world’s richest person — said he is ready to sell $6 billion worth of Tesla stock “right now...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has disclosed how much he would pay in taxes this year. What Happened: The entrepreneur said on Twitter Sunday that his tax bill for this year is a whopping $11 billion. Musk has sold shares of Tesla since early November to foot his tax bill. Until mid-...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday fired a battery of tweets in response to Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) calling him a “freeloader.” What Happened: Warren on Monday in a Twitter post commented on the “rigged tax code” and why it needs to be...

A tweet by Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk in 2018 in which he made a “commitment” to fix contaminated water “in any house in Flint” is spurring debate on Reddit. What Happened: On Thursday, a pillow company executive who goes by the handle “LeGate” on...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk agreed with an assessment made by YouTuber David Lee that the government would take the lion’s share of his stock compensation plan. What Happened: Musk responded to a Twitter thread posted by Lee on Monday in agreement. Lee had broken down Musk...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO and the world’s richest person Elon Musk has lost a record $50 billion this week after the electric vehicle maker’s shares tumbled for the second straight day on Tuesday, according to a report by Bloomberg. What Happened: The plunge in Tesla’s shares...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk faces a whopping $15 billion tax bill and that may have reportedly prompted him to consider selling some of his holdings in the electric vehicle company. What Happened: A sale of Tesla stock by Musk is likely regardless of the outcome of a recent Twitter poll...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO and the world’s richest person Elon Musk has taken an uncivil dig at Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, the architect of a proposed billionaires tax that prompted Musk’s Twitter poll on a stock sale.   What Happened: Musk, who has changed his Twitter username...

Alibaba Group Holdings (NYSE: BABA) co-founder Jack Ma has been named the fifth-richest person in China, two ranks below battery supplier CATL Chairman Robin Zeng in the latest Forbes "China's 100 Richest" list. What Happened: Ma, who lost the title as China’s richest...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A (NYSE: BRK-A) shares soared over 51% in the after-hours session on Tuesday, ballooning the wealth of its CEO Warren Buffett. What Happened: The increase in the share price in the after-hours seems to have taken place on a very low volume of just three shares....

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s net worth zipped past the valuation of oil and gas company Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM) on Monday, Bloomberg News reported, citing data from Bloomberg Billionaires Index.  What Happened: The net worth of the world’s richest person...