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Bernard Condon

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Tesla lawyers ask judge to throw out $243 million verdict, saying mention of Elon Musk misled the jury

Musk had taken a big chance by allowing the case to go to trial at a pivotal moment for his electric car company.

30.08.2025 4

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Bernard Condon

Europeans keep punishing Elon Musk as Tesla sales plunge 40% in EU in July

The billionaire predicted a “major rebound” in Tesla sales, but data released Thursday shows otherwise.

29.08.2025 10

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Republicans discover socialism isn’t so bad when they do it, with Trump vowing more deals like Intel to come

Retiring Sen. Thom Tillis ripped his colleagues for their silence: “You’re going to have to explain to me how this reconciles with true...

27.08.2025 4

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Bernard Condon

Jury’s order for Tesla to pay $243 million in Autopilot crash will ‘send shock waves’ throughout the industry, analyst says

The decision comes as Musk seeks to convince Americans his cars are safe enough to drive on their own as he plans to roll out a driverless taxi...

02.08.2025 9

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Bernard Condon

Tesla’s Autopilot trial will rule whether EV that killed a stargazing student is to blame

Tesla lays the blame solely on the driver, who was reaching for a dropped cell phone.

15.07.2025 10

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Bernard Condon

Elon Musk promised a “major rebound” in Tesla sales. But angry Europeans still aren’t buying his cars

Tesla sales fell 28% last month in 30 European countries.

26.06.2025 10

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Bernard Condon

Elon Musk launches Tesla robotaxi service in Austin with $4.20 flat fee for customers

The number of Teslas deployed will be small — just 10 or 12 vehicles — and will only pick up passengers in a limited, geofenced area.

23.06.2025 10

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Bernard Condon

Elon Musk’s war of words with President Trump cost Tesla $150 billion of value in one day

That's more than what it would take to buy all the shares of Starbucks and hundreds of other big publicly traded U.S. companies.

06.06.2025 7

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Bernard Condon

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene scooped up shares of Amazon and Dell when stocks were down 40% from Trump’s tariff whiplash

The Republican congresswoman, an avid Trump backer, bought stocks last week as others dumped them — and scooped up some of the biggest losers.

11.04.2025 20

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Musk’s DOGE is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing Tesla

Musk has accused NHTSA of holding back progress on self-driving technology with its investigations and recalls.

23.02.2025 10

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Bernard Condon