Today on TAP: Can the Trump-Musk bromance possibly end well?
Tesla
Posted inPolitics
The Government Is Shutting Down Because Elon Musk Has Factories in China
There’s a mundane reason for the late-term chaos, and it’s called a conflict of interest.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Tesla’s Bid to Pull Up the EV Ladder
The rumored end to the $7,500 federal rebate for electric vehicles sounds like it would hurt the nation’s biggest EV maker. Quite the opposite, actually.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Will Panic on Wall Street Convince Jerome Powell to Do His Job?
The Federal Reserve should have cut rates months ago. Now it might be too late.
Posted inPolitics
Would J.D. Vance Join a UAW Picket Line Outside a Tesla Factory?
If you believe that, I got this bridge I need to unload.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Elon Musk and the Decline of Tesla
The megalomaniac CEO extracted $48 billion from his shareholders. But the company’s future does not look good.
Posted inTAP
Elon Musk Wants $50 Billion or He’ll Walk
Today on TAP: Unless Tesla shareholders grant him this tidy bonus, he’s threatened to take his marbles elsewhere.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Elon Loves China and Hates Sweden
Capitalism and communism suppress workers; social democracy empowers them.
Posted inTAP
A Fix for Tesla’s Troubles? Paying Elon a Cool $56 Billion, Of Course.
Today on TAP: You were thinking they’d invest in better, more affordable cars?
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Chinese Auto Conundrum
How can the U.S. hit its factory revitalization and climate goals when BYD and other Chinese automakers can sell for less?
