Elon Musk | The North State Journal - Part 10

April 28, 2026

HILL: Elon Musk’s “itty-bitty” $11 billion tax payment

February 23, 2022 Frank Hill

Tesla founder Elon Musk is scheduled to pay $11 billion in California state and federal taxes by April 15. That figure, $11 billion, would almost be equal to tax collections from all sources in South […]

Tesla posts record profit, won’t produce new models in 2022

February 14, 2022 Tom Krisher, Associated Press

DETROIT — Tesla Inc. on Wednesday posted record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings as deliveries of its electric vehicles soared despite a global shortage of computer chips that has slowed the entire auto industry. Although the […]

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Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” is Elon Musk

December 17, 2021 Associated Press

NEW YORK — Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman,” Time magazine has named Tesla CEO Elon Musk as its Person of the Year for 2021. Musk, who is also the founder and […]

Musk: I’ll sell 10% of Tesla stock based on Twitter poll

November 8, 2021 Matt Ott, Associated Press

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Tesla shares slumped more than 6% at the opening bell Monday after CEO Elon Musk said he would sell 10% of his holdings in the electric car maker — more than […]

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Why has the price of Bitcoin been falling?

May 26, 2021 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Even by Bitcoin’s standards, last week was pretty wild. The price of the famously volatile digital currency fell nearly 30% at one point after the China Banking Association warned member banks of […]

Tesla posts $438M 1Q profit on strong electric vehicle sales

April 27, 2021 Tom Krisher, Associated Press

DETROIT — Charged up by strong sales of its electric cars and SUVs, Tesla on Monday posted its seventh-straight profitable quarter. The company made $438 million in the three-month period that ended March 31, as […]

SpaceX launches 3rd crew with recycled rocket and capsule

April 23, 2021 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit Friday using a recycled rocket and capsule, the third crew flight in less than a year for Elon Musk’s rapidly expanding company. The astronauts from […]

What is Clubhouse, the buzzy new audio chat app?

February 12, 2021 Barbara Ortutay and Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Clubhouse, an invitation-only audio chat app launched less than a year ago, has caught the attention of tech industry bigshots like Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg — not to mention the […]

Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soon

February 8, 2021 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Tesla has acquired around $1.5 billion in Bitcoin under an investment policy at the electric car maker headed by Elon Musk, and it plans to begin accepting the digital currency as payment […]

HILL: Let’s get Elon Musk to design a new electoral system for America

November 10, 2020 Frank Hill

Wouldn’t it be nice to wake up the morning after the next presidential election and say: “You know, I trust the integrity of our electoral system 10,000%. My guy lost fair and square; your candidate […]

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