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Maye Musk Praises Elon Musk’s ‘Safety First’ Focus After Tesla Owner Says EV Saved Him and Son in Crash

Maye Musk Praises Elon Musk’s ‘Safety First’ Focus After Tesla Owner Says EV Saved Him and Son in Crash

Elon Musk touts TSLA’s safety after an owner says his Tesla vehicle's technology and engineering saved him and his son in a crash.

Charlie Bilello Says Iran War Inflation Is 'Rewarding Big Oil,' Flags a 56% Spread Between XLE and XLY

Charlie Bilello Says Iran War Inflation Is 'Rewarding Big Oil,' Flags a 56% Spread Between XLE and XLY

Iran war-driven inflation boosts oil stocks, with XLE up 50%, while soaring fuel and commodity prices squeeze consumers.

Delta Delays Saudi Arabia Launch to 2027 After Houthi Attacks Shut Riyadh Airport

Delta Delays Saudi Arabia Launch to 2027 After Houthi Attacks Shut Riyadh Airport

Delta delays Atlanta-Riyadh nonstop flights as Saudi Arabia extends Riyadh airport’s closure amid Houthi tensions.

Iran War Has Cost Americans Nearly $2,000 Per Household, Says Mark Zandi—Higher Fuel Prices and Borrowing Costs Are Driving the Economic Pain

Iran War Has Cost Americans Nearly $2,000 Per Household, Says Mark Zandi—Higher Fuel Prices and Borrowing Costs Are Driving the Economic Pain

Mark Zandi estimates the Iran war has added nearly $2,000 per U.S. household, driven by energy costs, higher interest rates.

Bernie Sanders Says ‘Stop Musk’ as Tesla CEO Spends $366 Million to Keep GOP in Control — Elon Musk Got $696 Billion Richer Since Trump’s Re-Election

Bernie Sanders Says ‘Stop Musk’ as Tesla CEO Spends $366 Million to Keep GOP in Control — Elon Musk Got $696 Billion Richer Since Trump’s Re-Election

Bernie Sanders accuses Elon Musk of growing $696B richer and spending $366M to help Republicans retain Congress.

Peter Schiff Says Trump ‘Imagined a Deal’ as Russia and Ukraine Fail to Confirm Energy Ceasefire Trump Says He Ordered

Peter Schiff Says Trump ‘Imagined a Deal’ as Russia and Ukraine Fail to Confirm Energy Ceasefire Trump Says He Ordered

Peter Schiff says Trump 'imagined' a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire as Russian diesel deal faces bipartisan backlash.

Tesla Rival XPeng Says It Can Adapt Driver-Assist Tech for Europe in Just 2 Weeks as Elon Musk's TSLA Faces Fresh Regulatory Pushback Over FSD

Tesla Rival XPeng Says It Can Adapt Driver-Assist Tech for Europe in Just 2 Weeks as Elon Musk's TSLA Faces Fresh Regulatory Pushback Over FSD

XPeng says it adapted driver-assistance software for Europe in two weeks and plans full rollout next year.

Iran Was ‘Taking It Easy’ on Trump, Says Analyst — Fresh Tanker Strikes Near Oman Raise Fears the War Could Trigger a Bigger Oil Shock

Iran Was ‘Taking It Easy’ on Trump, Says Analyst — Fresh Tanker Strikes Near Oman Raise Fears the War Could Trigger a Bigger Oil Shock

Analyst Brett Erickson says Iran’s expanding vessel strikes show prolonging the war is unsustainable and threaten oil flows.

Tesla Robotaxi Fleet in Austin Soars 8x in a Month While Elon Musk Admits TSLA Is Still Working on Not Running Over Cats

Tesla Robotaxi Fleet in Austin Soars 8x in a Month While Elon Musk Admits TSLA Is Still Working on Not Running Over Cats

Tesla expands its Austin Cybercab fleet to 300+ cabs within 30 days even as Elon Musk renames FSD Supervised in Europe.

Top Analyst Calls Elon Musk’s Next Starship Flight SpaceX’s ‘Biggest Test’ Yet — One Launch Could Replace a Month of Falcon 9 Missions

Top Analyst Calls Elon Musk’s Next Starship Flight SpaceX’s ‘Biggest Test’ Yet — One Launch Could Replace a Month of Falcon 9 Missions

This bullish SpaceX analyst says one Starship launch could equal 1–2+ months of Falcon 9 launches as Elon Musk touts Interplanetary Starlink.

Iran Says US Accepted Some Demands to Reopen Strait of Hormuz, But Response Is ‘Inadequate’—Araghchi Warns of Ecological Damage

Iran Says US Accepted Some Demands to Reopen Strait of Hormuz, But Response Is ‘Inadequate’—Araghchi Warns of Ecological Damage

Iran says the U.S. accepted some Hormuz reopening conditions as uncertainty looms over the Strait of Hormuz.

Riyadh Airport Hit Again, 1 Dead And 11 Injured As Trump Weighs Joining Saudi Fight Against Houthis

Riyadh Airport Hit Again, 1 Dead And 11 Injured As Trump Weighs Joining Saudi Fight Against Houthis

A new attack on Riyadh's King Khalid airport resulted in the death of one individual amid escalating Saudi-Houthi tensions.

EXCLUSIVE: Ross Gerber Says Tesla May Make Just ‘a Few Hundred’ Roadsters: ‘Hovering Is a Gimmick’

EXCLUSIVE: Ross Gerber Says Tesla May Make Just ‘a Few Hundred’ Roadsters: ‘Hovering Is a Gimmick’

Tesla’s Roadster debut was delayed to Oct. 15. Investor Ross Gerber questions its relevance, seeing high-end EVs as a small, exclusive market.

This Week in TSLA: FSD's Europe Rebrand, Elon Musk Receives Medal From Trump and More

This Week in TSLA: FSD's Europe Rebrand, Elon Musk Receives Medal From Trump and More

Tesla renames European FSD, Musk receives a national medal, Q3 deliveries beat estimates and more; Here are this week's headlines.

Ahead of DAL Earnings, Elon Musk Mocks Delta's Starlink Snub: 'Accessing the Internet Is Utterly Impossible'

Ahead of DAL Earnings, Elon Musk Mocks Delta's Starlink Snub: 'Accessing the Internet Is Utterly Impossible'

Elon Musk doubled down on his criticism of Delta Airline’s lack of in-flight Wi-Fi amid the airline choosing Amazon's Leo over Starlink.

Bill Gates Says Aviation Is One of the Hardest Sectors to Decarbonize Amid Skyrocketing Fuel Costs—Here's His Solution

Bill Gates Says Aviation Is One of the Hardest Sectors to Decarbonize Amid Skyrocketing Fuel Costs—Here's His Solution

Bill Gates says contrails drive half of aviation’s warming, but the billionaire may have a solution to tackle the problem.

Florida, Georgia, Alabama Declare States of Emergency, Gulf Coast Evacuations as Isaias Intensifies to Category 2

Florida, Georgia, Alabama Declare States of Emergency, Gulf Coast Evacuations as Isaias Intensifies to Category 2

Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 as Florida, Georgia and Alabama declare emergencies; evacuations ordered in some parts.

Elon Musk Calls SpaceX's 800 MHz Spectrum Deal 'An Earthquake' as Starlink Takes Aim at US Carriers

Elon Musk Calls SpaceX's 800 MHz Spectrum Deal 'An Earthquake' as Starlink Takes Aim at US Carriers

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s 800 MHz spectrum acquisition will enable nationwide Starlink satellite phone coverage.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Could Pay Off for Investors Before Tesla Ever Did, Says Jim Cramer — Top Investment Bank Sees Over 37% Upside for SPCX Investors (UPDATED)

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Could Pay Off for Investors Before Tesla Ever Did, Says Jim Cramer — Top Investment Bank Sees Over 37% Upside for SPCX Investors (UPDATED)

Jim Cramer praised SpaceX as a real, profitable business, citing AI compute deals and Goldman Sachs’ $230 price target.

Jim Farley Says Ford's Next-Gen EVs Will Check Themselves for Assembly Defects: 'The Vehicle Diagnoses Itself'

Jim Farley Says Ford's Next-Gen EVs Will Check Themselves for Assembly Defects: 'The Vehicle Diagnoses Itself'

Ford’s Universal EV Platform will self-diagnose assembly connections to catch defects as recalls rise, while the Fathom EV launch nears.

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