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Plutocracy Gone Crazy

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is slated to get richer. With a current worth of nearly US$500 billion (roughly Rs 44 lakh crore), Musk has been voted a pay package of US$1 trillion (roughly Rs 88 lakh crore) by Tesla shareholders, over the next ten years, subject to his achieving certain tough targets.

Tesla shares plunge to wipe out $73 billion in market value

Shares in Tesla plunged as much as 11 per cent after the market opened, wiping $73 billion off the company’s market value hours after it warned of slowing growth in electric car sales and an existential threat from Chinese rivals