• Tesla still building cars despite California’s Chinese virus lockdown

    Tesla still building cars despite California’s Chinese virus lockdown

    Tesla is still building cars at its factory in Fremont, California, despite the Bay Area’s shelter-in-place order — a defiant stance that may result in a head-on collision with the law. The electric automaker headed by billionaire Elon Musk — which earlier this week told workers it would continue manufacturing operations despite local officials ordering …
  • Elon Musk offers to make ventilators for Chinese virus patients

    Elon Musk offers to make ventilators for Chinese virus patients

    Tesla founder Elon Musk has offered to make ventilators during the coronavirus crisis. “We will make ventilators if there is a shortage,” the 48-year-old tech pioneer tweeted late Wednesday. His ventilator tweet had more than 10,000 likes within hours, and quickly received a rush of excited praise — as well as ridicule for saying the …
  • Will oil crash hurt Elon Musk’s e-car company Tesla?

    Will oil crash hurt Elon Musk’s e-car company Tesla?

    Tesla stock is being battered along with the rest of the market, but how significantly will the crash in the price of oil impact the electric-car company? Alternative fuel plays almost always head south when oil gets cheaper, and that is likely to be exacerbated if consumer spending contracts. Will 2020 go down as the …
  • Tycoons battle over kids’ $37K-a-month child support payments

    Tycoons battle over kids’ $37K-a-month child support payments

    A California investor on Tuesday lost a bid to lower support payments to his ex-wife after she claimed she needed $37,500 a month to pay rent to her new billionaire hubby for her teenage kids. “I