Billionaire makes surprise appearance in California court for closing arguments; jurors believe Musk was credible when he said he thought he had Saudi investors on board

Recession fears stoked by stock swings, rising inflation, oil price spike as West shuns Russian crude after Ukraine invasion, China virus surge and crypto decline

2nd robot had to be carried on stage by 3 people; experts skeptical Tesla is anywhere near close to rolling out legions of human-like home robots that can do 'useful things'

Richest man on the planet says 'if we don't have enough kids, then we will die with a whimper in adult diapers'; says oil and gas realistically needed in short term

As battery-powered vehicle adoption rapidly accelerates, Israel’s new car owners embrace creative solutions to power up while waiting for the infrastructure to catch up

World's richest man says he'll abide by results of poll asking if he should offload shares in his electric-vehicle company as the 'only way for me to pay taxes personally'

US carmaker says it will soon have its first sales agency in Jewish state

As electric car company's stock price soars, CNBC estimates the South African-born magnate's wealth at $185 billion

Wildfires, political polarization also blamed for exodus; underlining broader trend, analyst says other countries such as China, Israel could outshine US as innovation hubs

Pandemic has allowed the ultra-rich to amass even more wealth as technology companies have gobbled up more market share of the economy