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Billionaires profit from pandemic: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... world's 10 richest billionaires have collectively seen their wealth increase by US$540 billion over the period. Tesla's Elon Musk increased his net wealth by US$128.9 billion, while Amazon's Jeff Bezos saw his fortune go up US$78.2 billion.

Bezos adds billions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... world. Bloomberg said seven of the 10 richest people in the world owe their wealth to the technology sector, including Elon Musk, whose fortune has soared US$47 billion so far in 2020. Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has added almost US$15 billion ...

Billionaires targeted in Twitter bitcoin scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
Billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates were among the household names that had their Twitter accounts hacked to promote a bitcoin scam. The official Twitter accounts of many notable people, including former President Barrack Obama ...

Top traded stocks revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... warehouses worldwide were closed during the fallout of the pandemic. "A recent email leaked from Tesla chief executive Elon Musk saw the share price surge more than 8% in June, as Musk showed optimism the company could break even in the second quarter." ...

Is it really as bad as it seems?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... people think this is worth discussing. This phrase mostly comes from politicians and rich-listers, even Tesla chief Elon Musk took to Twitter to call for the freedom of the American people. The IMF has warned the lockdown measures to stop the spread ...

Billionaires club rakes in cash amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... US$23.9 billion in 2018," the Institute for Policy Studies said. Similarly, Tesla chief executive and SpaceX founder Elon Musk saw his wealth rise by $7.9 billion (US$5 billion) during the COVID-19 crisis. Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos also saw ...

Young Aussies backing world's biggest brands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... off 7% of its full-time employees. Tesla employs about 45,000 staff worldwide. In a blog post, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said the cars the company is producing are too expensive, with the cheapest coming in at about $60,000. "We face an extremely ...

Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
SMSF stock darling Tesla Inc. is set to see a board revamp after Elon Musk settled a tweet-led securities fraud charge with the US corporate regulator. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Musk with securities fraud over his August ...

Elon Musk charged with securities fraud

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Elon Musk's tweets about taking Tesla private have seen him charged with securities fraud by the US regulator. The Securities and Exchange Commission is also seeking court approval to stop Musk from serving as an officer or a director of a public company. ...
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