Autos
Noted Tesla analyst Adam Jonas moving into new role at Morgan Stanley
Adam Jonas, Morgan Stanley auto analyst. CNBC Noted Morgan Stanley auto research analyst Adam Jonas will be stepping into a new role at the firm. Save for a brief stint as a researcher at a European competitor, Jonas has been with Morgan Stanley (and predecessor firm Dean Witter) since graduating from college, eventually working his […]
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Tesla awards Musk $29 billion in shares with prior pay package in limbo
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was awarded an interim pay package of 96 million shares of the company over the weekend. The shares would be worth about $29 billion. Tesla stock climbed about 2% Monday. The company said in a filing Sunday that the pay package would vest in two years as long as Musk continued […]
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Tesla approves share award worth $29 billion to CEO Elon Musk
Tesla has granted CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares worth about $29 billion, a move aimed at keeping the billionaire entrepreneur at the helm as he fights a court ruling that voided his original pay deal for being unfair to shareholders. In 2024, a Delaware court voided Musk’s 2018 compensation package, valued at over $50 […]
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China’s BYD breaks delivery growth streak as EV price war reshapes competition
Despite a July slowdown, BYD retains its lead in China’s competitive EV market. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s largest EV maker BYD posted its first monthly delivery decline this year, amid stiff competition from a price war that has attracted attention from policymakers in Beijing. While other major Chinese electric […]
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UK’s highest court largely overturns ruling on auto finance payments
A picture shows the British coat of arms on the outside the Supreme Court in central London on August 1, 2025. Niklas Halle’n | Afp | Getty Images Britain’s highest court Friday largely overturned a lower court’s ruling that certain car finance agreements were unlawful, a decision likely to bring a sigh of relief among lenders […]
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Tesla must pay $329 million in damages after fatal Autopilot crash, jury says
Tesla vehicles are parked outside of a dealership on July 24, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A jury in Miami has determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash, and must compensate the family of the deceased and an injured survivor damages of $329 million. The […]
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Another late-night Trump trade twist — just hours before the world hit go
Another day, another deadline and another trade curveball from U.S. President Donald Trump just before the buzzer. The tariff deadline was set for August 1. Markets were watching. Countries were calculating. And then, right before midnight (well, UK time), came another announcement: 40% tariffs on transshipped goods, new rates for dozens of nations, and yet another reshuffling of Trump’s […]
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Top UK court to rule on car finance mega-scandal — with billions at stake
Key Points Britain’s top court is poised to deliver a highly anticipated judgment on the country’s multi-billion-pound car finance debacle. The crisis has drawn comparisons to Britain’s Payment Protection Insurance scandal, which was estimated to have cost lenders more than £50 billion ($66.1 billion). Notably, analysts at RBC Capital Markets slashed their estimates for how much […]
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Tesla Autopilot plaintiffs seek $345 million in damages over fatal crash in Florida
A Tesla vehicle passes the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse as jury selection began in connection with allegations regarding the safety of Tesla’s autopilot system on July 14, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Tesla is facing a crucial verdict in a personal injury trial over a fatal Autopilot crash in […]
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Ferrari shares slump 12% in biggest drop since 2016 listing
People walk by a Ferrari dealership in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ferrari shares fell more than 12% on Thursday, setting the stock for its biggest one-day drop since its listing nine years ago, even as the luxury sports car maker maintained its guidance, although it said it […]
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