Founder of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX Elon Musk took second place in the list of the richest people in the world, ahead of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. This was reported by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Over the past 12 months, Mask’s fortune has grown by about $ 100 billion, according to Bloomberg estimates. According to the agency, none of the 500 richest people in the world on the list have increased their capital so quickly during this period. In January, Musk ranked 35th in the Bloomberg rankings.
The main reason for the increase in Mask’s wealth was the growth of Tesla’s capitalization. In January this year, it was less than $ 100 billion, and is now estimated at about $ 500 billion.
Tesla was founded by Mask in 2003. Initially, the company specialized in the production of electric vehicles, but later also began to create energy-saving systems.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to turn the Tesla plant near Berlin into the world’s largest factory for the production of batteries for electric vehicles. The businessman stated this on Tuesday, November 24, speaking via video link at the European Conference of Battery Manufacturers. The plant near Berlin will be one of a kind as […]
Shares of US electric car manufacturer Tesla continue to rise sharply amid news of the company’s future accession to the S&P index. On Tuesday, November 24, the market value of Elon Musk’s company crossed the $ 500 billion mark for the first time. Tesla shares are said to have risen nearly 550 percent this year, […]
Tesla Inc. paid its chairman and founder, Elon Musk, $ 3 million in compensation for D&O insurance to defend, settle disputes, or make court decisions. This was reported by Insurance Business. This insurance covers the expenses of the members of the board of directors, which are not included in the general expenses of the top […]
Tesla Inc. of Elon Musk will export Model 3 electric cars made in China to Europe. This was reported by the Interfax-Ukraine news agency with reference to the company’s statement. The first batch of 7,000 cars will be shipped from the port of Shanghai on October 27. They are expected to reach the Belgian port […]
Shares of Tesla rose by 2.73% to $ 425.30 on Wednesday amid overall stock index growth, however, this growth was lower than the growth of shares of competitors such as Ford, General Motors and Chinese automaker NIO, which rose by 3.58%, 4% and 4.3% respectively. Tesla’s current share price of $ 77.19 is below the […]
At the Tesla Battery Day event, its founder Elon Musk announced the plans to build a budget electric car for $ 25,000 using a much cheaper battery. If the plans will be realized, the new car will be the most budgetable in the Tesla line. Nowadays the company’s cheapest model – sedan Model 3 – […]
The American company SpaceX will launch the first Starship spacecraft into Earth orbit, most likely in 2021. It said its founder Elon Musk, speaking at a video conference on the problem of human flight to Mars, according to TASS on Tuesday, September 1. Mask was asked when the first test flight of Starship into orbit […]
The Swiss government has signed an agreement with the American biotechnology company Moderna, which will provide the country with early access to the coronavirus vaccine. Under the agreement, Switzerland will receive 4.5 million doses of the vaccine. Following this news, Moderna shares on the market on August 7 increased by 1.68% and reached $ 75. […]
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In July-September 2020, Ukrainian banks closed 251of the structural subdivisions, reducing the regional network to 7329 branches by October 1. This is stated in the data of the National Bank. Most branches in the third quarter were closed by the state Oschadbank – 166, reducing its total number to 1931. During the same period, the […]
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This week Chipotle (Chipotle Mexican Grill) closed another restaurant, this time in Boston, after a large number of students were poisoned by food. Questions of consumers about quality of products in Chipotle grow. Similar cases have been seen in other states, when people feel bad after a visit to Chipotle. Food scandal confused the investors […]
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The Ukrainian authority continues bank privatisation allowing. For the present, Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) gives the permission to Sergei Tihipko of Universal Bank purchasing through the Bailican Limited Company. AMCU provides also allowance to Sergei Tihipko on the mediated acquisition through the T.A.S. Overseas investments Limited company . He intends to buy shares of […]
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects the means amount reduction which has invested in the Ukrainian economy. According to “European truth” newspaper, Sergey Guriev,the chief economist of the EBRD, told about it in his interview. He explained:”Really, our volume of investment this year will have been less than previous as we don’t […]
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The most popular fashion brand Gucci will donate about $ 500,000 for the purchase and distribution of a new type of coronavirus vaccine among vulnerable people around the world. It is noted that the funds will be transferred to UNICEF, which supports the WHO initiative on mass vaccination COVAX and the GAVI group. “Global equitable […]
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Ukrainian monitoring center registration data OpenDataBot has promulgated the final quantitative indicators of the enterprises registered in Ukraine. From these data, it became clear that for the year in Ukraine already exist more than a million active businesses, but despite this, very few of them are operating in the field of intelligent technologies (IT) – […]
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According to Segodnya.ua, EX.UA has declared the domain sale for 1 million dollars in connection with the termination of work since 1st of December 2016. There is reported on the website: “We notify that the most expensive UANET domain is sold. The EX.UA domain price is 1 million dollars. 100% of proceeds will be spent for […]
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The Government of Ukraine has authorized the Chairman of the Board of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine to appoint and dismiss employees of the company without the consent of the Supervisory Board. The text of the relevant order was published on the Cabinet’s website on Thursday, September 30. “Appointment and dismissal of employees of NJSC Naftogaz […]
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American company SpaceX Elon Musk moved on September 1 launch rocket Falcon 9 from 12 th group of satellites Starlink due to bad weather. The press service of the company announced on Sunday, August 30, on Twitter. “Today ‘s launch of Starlink is canceled before the flight due to difficult weather conditions. The next launch […]
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Recently there were closed the deal on the absorption by the Intel Developer Altera company. In a statement to journalists the head of the Intel, said that Altera is now an integral part of the company and will operate as a division. In a statement, Intel spokesman also said that Altera will now be called […]
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Ukraine can produce an average of about 5.5 billion cubic meters of “green” hydrogen annually. This was announced on Monday, March 29, by the State Agency for Energy Efficiency. Experts of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe with the support of the Ministry of Energy and the State Agency conducted studies of the potential […]
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The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the first reading the draft law №3637 on virtual assets. LIGA.net reports, 230 people’s deputies voted for this document. According to the explanatory note, the market for virtual assets in Ukraine has been already formed and has existed for about five years, but it is completely outside the […]
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Amazon is beginning the expansion in the fitness tracker market with the release of its first Halo fitness tracker and fitness app. The offer from Amazon will compete with the existing world leader in the device market – Apple’s smart watch – Apple Watch, with a fitness tracker and a smart watch from Fitbit, which […]
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Saudi Arabian State Oil Company Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) is negotiating the sale of up to 49% of its pipeline assets to a consortium of American, Chinese and local investors, writes The Wall Street Journal, citing informed sources. According to sources, the amount of the transaction could range from $ 10 billion to […]
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In February, the number of new orders for aircraft in the US aerospace Boeing Corporation for the first time since November 2019 exceeded the number of cancellations. So, last month Boeing sold 82 planes and registered 51 cancellations of orders for aircrafts. At the same time, Boeing has launched 22 aircraft, including 18 aircraft 737 […]
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