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SpaceX’s latest version of it’s mega rocket Starship is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering

May 20, 2026 at 6:20 p.m.

Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest sales of stock to the public ever for a space company currently losing billions of dollars year.

FILE – A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 prepares to take off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Jan. 19, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Spirit Airlines built a model the industry copied. Then it collapsed.

May 2, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying.

Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Elon Musk could become history’s first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package

November 7, 2025 at 9:49 a.m.

The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire.

FILE – A Tesla level three Electric vehicle charger is visible, Feb. 2, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga., near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Tesla’s profit plunges again as the fallout from Elon Musk’s politics continues to repel buyers

July 24, 2025 at 8:04 a.m.

The fallout from Elon Musk’s plunge into politics a year ago is still hammering his Tesla business as both sales and profits dropped sharply again in the latest quarter.

FILE – President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to reporters as they sit in a red Model S Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House, March 11, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP, File)

Tesla sales plunge again as anti-Musk boycott shows staying power and rivals pounce on the weakness

July 2, 2025 at 4:45 p.m.

Sales of Tesla electric cars fell sharply in the last three months as boycotts over Elon Musk’s political views continue to keep buyers away, a significant development given expectations that...

The facade of the New York Stock Exchange is seen, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Stocks rally and oil tumbles as Wall Street hopes for a limited retaliation after US strikes on Iran

June 23, 2025 at 3:43 p.m.

U.S. stocks rallied, and the price of oil tumbled Monday on hopes that Iran will not disrupt the global flow of crude.

Eric Trump speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Trump International Hung Yen, an urban, tourism and golf complex in Hung Yen province, Vietnam on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Pham Kiem/VNA via AP)

Trump family announces another venture, a mobile phone company

June 16, 2025 at 8:25 a.m.

The Trump family said it will launch a mobile phone company, the latest in a string of ventures that have been announced while Donald Trump is in the White House...

FILE – President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Think your return to the office was rough? Elon Musk faces some big challenges

May 30, 2025 at 11:41 a.m.

Elon Musk is leaving Washington after a short but turbulent stint in government and getting back to his numerous businesses, each with their own set of issues for the billionaire...

President Donald Trump answers a reporter’s question during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump’s plan to accept free Air Force One replacement from Qatar raises ethical and security worries

May 12, 2025 at 5:07 p.m.

For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer.

FILE – Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference, March 11, 2025, at the Department of Transportation in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)

Tesla could benefit the most from new rules on reporting of self-driving car crashes

April 26, 2025 at 5:20 p.m.

Rule changes announced by the Trump administration this week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving cars, with Tesla potentially emerging as the main beneficiary.

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