
How Tesla short-sellers lost nearly $8bn
There was a big-time loss following Donald Trump’s election victory, with a 38 per cent surge in shares of Elon Musk’s electric-car company
- Words by: Tom Ward

There was a big-time loss following Donald Trump’s election victory, with a 38 per cent surge in shares of Elon Musk’s electric-car company

There was a big-time loss following Donald Trump’s election victory, with a 38 per cent surge in shares of Elon Musk’s electric-car company
Elon Musk’s drift to the right has been startling to watch for some time now. Ditto his cosying up to president-elect Donald Trump. For the vainglorious entrepreneur, the writing – that being his ascent – might have already been on the wall ahead of Trump’s triumph, especially as he helped put it there (and Trump back in the White House).
Elon Musk’s drift to the right has been startling to watch for some time now. Ditto his cosying up to president-elect Donald Trump. For the vainglorious entrepreneur, the writing – that being his ascent – might have already been on the wall ahead of Trump’s triumph, especially as he helped put it there (and Trump back in the White House).
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