Kara Carlson

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  • WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk arrives for the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque – Pool/Getty Images)Finance

    Musk tells Tesla employees hang on to stock after 50% plunge

    By Bloomberg and Kara Carlson
  • Elon Musk gestures in front of a group of carsFinance

    Tesla sales decline in California with Model 3 plunging 36%

    By Bloomberg and Kara Carlson
  • Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., appears virtually during the Alternative for Germany (AfD) general election campaign launch in Halle, Germany, on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.Tech

    Tesla shares rally on pledge to return to growth in 2025

    By Kara Carlson and Bloomberg
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    Tesla delivers blowout quarter and upbeat outlook for 2025

    By Kara Carlson, Dana Hull, and others
  • Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. SpaceX has begun offering Starlink internet in a hospital in the Gaza Strip, Elon Musk announced on his social media site X, just over five months after receiving permission to start services there from the Israeli government. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Sen. Elizabeth Warren asks Tesla’s board to probe Elon Musk’s potential conflicts of interest

    By Kara Carlson and Bloomberg
  • MILLBRAE, CALIFORNIA – MAY 24: Brand new Lucid electric cars sit parked in front of a Lucid Studio showroom on May 24, 2024 in San Francisco, California. Electric car maker Lucid announced plans to lay of an estimated 400 employees in the United States as the electric car industry experiences slow growth (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Finance

    Tesla rival Lucid gets another $1.5 billion cash injection from Saudi Arabia to keep going through 2025

    By Kara Carlson and The Associated Press
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    Tesla reports back-to-back profit slumps

    By Kara Carlson and Bloomberg
  • CANNES, FRANCE – JUNE 19: Elon Musk attends ‘Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk’ session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 – Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)Success

    Tesla is looking to hire 800 new employees 3 months after Elon Musk ordered mass firings of thousands

    By Kara Carlson and Bloomberg
  • Rivian car surrounded by peopleFinance

    Volkswagen throws struggling Rivian a lifeline with $5 billion investment

    By Keith Naughton, Kara Carlson, and others
  • Well dressed woman feeling stressedRetail

    Thousands of car dealerships in limbo during peak-buying season after second cyberattack wallops industry

    By Craig Trudell, Kara Carlson, and others
  • Tesla model Y supercharger charging. (Photo by: Pascal Bachelet/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Success

    Elon Musk still hasn’t finished his 10% layoffs at Tesla and employees are ‘walking on eggshells every day’: ‘It’s hard to see the long game’

    By Kara Carlson, Dana Hull, and others
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    Tesla slashes its summer internship program to cut costs, as Elon Musk fights to save his $45 billion pay plan

    By Dana Hull, Kara Carlson, and others