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Christiaan Hetzner is a former writer for Fortune, where he covered Europe’s changing business landscape. He’s reported from Germany for the past two decades and is passionate about tracking industry’s intersection with finance and policy as they collectively target a net-zero society. Shaped by his time in Frankfurt covering the collapse of the dotcom stock market bubble for Dow Jones Newswires, he joined Reuters in 2004 before shifting to commentary and features for Automotive News Europe ten years later. Hailing from upstate New York, he is a graduate of Georgetown University.

Trump megadonor Elon Musk
PoliticsMusk has nothing to fear from Philadelphia’s lawsuit into vote buying, says election law expert
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 29, 2024
Trump’s Truth Social is worth almost as much as Elon Musk’s X as Trump Media jumps another 20%
PoliticsTrump’s Truth Social is worth almost as much as Elon Musk’s X as Trump Media jumps another 20%
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 28, 2024
X owner Elon Musk
PoliticsElon Musk reportedly in ‘regular contact’ with Putin
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 25, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
TechElon Musk touts his influence under a Trump administration in a ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ after blowout Tesla earnings
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 24, 2024
Founder of The Robin Hood Foundation, Paul Tudor Jones
PoliticsHedge fund icon who predicted Black Monday crash warns inflation is coming no matter who wins U.S election: ‘We are going to be broke’
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 23, 2024
Donald Trump
PoliticsPolymarket tilts toward a Donald Trump victory in the election—but how accurate is it?
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 22, 2024
Elon Musk jumps in the air in front of an American flag
TechThree red flags to watch out for when Tesla reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 21, 2024
Elon Musk’s $1 million petition giveaway can be sabotaged by Kamala Harris supporters, says Silicon Valley billionaire
PoliticsElon Musk’s $1 million petition giveaway can be sabotaged by Kamala Harris supporters, says Silicon Valley billionaire
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 21, 2024
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AIElon Musk’s Optimus bot stole the show at Tesla’s robo-taxi unveil—but the AI was all smoke and mirrors
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 13, 2024
Elon Musk’s chances against OpenAI look grim as ChatGPT creator moves to dismiss second lawsuit
TechElon Musk’s chances against OpenAI look grim as ChatGPT creator moves to dismiss second lawsuit
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 13, 2024
Ryan Salame, former co-chief executive officer of FTX
FinanceConvicted FTX executive announces his ‘new role’ as an inmate at Maryland prison on LinkedIn
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 11, 2024
Trump advisor proposes a shadow Fed chair, but Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni thinks it’s a recipe for disaster
PoliticsTrump advisor proposes a shadow Fed chair, but Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni thinks it’s a recipe for disaster
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 10, 2024
New Nobel Prize winner, AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton, says he’s proud his student fired OpenAI boss Sam Altman
TechNew Nobel Prize winner, AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton, says he’s proud his student fired OpenAI boss Sam Altman
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 9, 2024
Elon Musk tells Tucker Carlson he’s gone all in on his gamble to endorse Donald Trump
PoliticsElon Musk tells Tucker Carlson he’s gone all in on his gamble to endorse Donald Trump
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 8, 2024
Elon Musk’s America PAC offers bounty for contact info of millions of registered voters in battleground states
PoliticsElon Musk’s America PAC offers bounty for contact info of millions of registered voters in battleground states
By Christiaan HetznerOctober 7, 2024
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