Category: Musk, Elon

A November Surprise That’s Jostling the Markets

The dollar, Treasury yields and crypto currencies have fallen, reversing some elements of the so-called Trump trade after an unexpected poll result.
How Elon Musk’s X Account Dominates the Platform Ahead of the Election

The billionaire has effectively become the star of his social media platform, transforming X into a reflection of his personal views before the election.
Trump Is Betting Big on Musk’s Swing-State Moonshot

The candidate is leaning on an unusual canvassing effort funded by Elon Musk. If successful, it could usher in a new era when billionaires dominate ground campaigns.
How Elon Musk Changed Course to Go All Out for Trump

The billionaire has poured nearly $120 million into a pro-Trump voting effort and used his social media platform, X, to spread misinformation, despite public statements he made in the past about political neutrality.
Fact Checking False Voter Fraud Claims About Votes Exceeding Eligible Voters

The number of votes cast in presidential elections has always been less than the number of eligible voters.
Why a Memphis Community Is Fighting Elon Musk’s Supercomputer

Residents say Mr. Musk’s data center for artificial intelligence is compounding their pollution burden and adding stress on the local electrical grid.
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the Billions of Ways to Influence an Election

The world’s richest men have their own rocket fleets, their own media and their own schemes to succeed with Donald J. Trump.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Already a Leader in Satellites, Gets Into the Spy Game

The Pentagon needs what the company offers to compete with China even as it frets over its potential for dominance and the billionaire’s global interests.
Elon Musk Steps Up His Support for Donald Trump’s Campaign

The tech mogul is pushing even harder in the final days of the presidential race to get Donald Trump re-elected, with plenty at stake for his businesses.
How Elon Musk Might Use His Pull With Trump to Help Tesla

Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.
Elon Musk Bought a Texas Compound for His 11 Kids and Their Mothers

As the billionaire warns of population collapse and the moral obligation to have children, he’s navigating his own complicated family.
Musk Repeatedly Raises the Idea That Harris, or He, Could Be Assassinated

The billionaire and his PAC have used foreboding language about the vice president in their support of former President Donald Trump.