What Trump, and C.E.O.s, Actually Got in Riyadh

What Trump, and C.E.O.s, Actually Got in Riyadh

“A lot of checks” Business leaders who had high hopes for the second Trump administration hadn’t signed up for the turmoil of his trade war. President Trump’s deals-focused visit to Saudi Arabia is more of what they had in mind. Leaving aside questions of how many of the multibillion-dollar agreements …

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Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors

Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors

At first, residents of the upscale cul-de-sac in West Lake Hills, Texas, did not know who had moved into the 6,900-square-foot, six-bedroom mansion next door. Then construction workers arrived to erect a 16-foot chain-link fence around the $6 million property, which is one of four homes on the leafy street. …

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How Much Time Will Musk Devote to Tesla?

How Much Time Will Musk Devote to Tesla?

Musk or not, Tesla’s challenges remain Tesla shareholders appear relieved that Elon Musk seems set to stay on as C.E.O., after the automaker’s chair denied a report that the board had explored finding his successor. Company shares are up in premarket trading. But even if Musk — who has said …

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Broadway’s Debacles Live On at Joe Allen’s ‘Flop Wall’

Broadway’s Debacles Live On at Joe Allen’s ‘Flop Wall’

Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll look at a wall of posters in a Manhattan restaurant that spotlights failed Broadway shows. We’ll also get details on a state senator who wants to take away Tesla’s right to operate five dealerships in New York. There’s a place where Broadway flops live …

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Elon Musk Backs Away From Washington, but DOGE Remains

Elon Musk Backs Away From Washington, but DOGE Remains

As Elon Musk sought to reassure Wall Street analysts on Tuesday that he would soon scale back his work with the federal government, the strain of his situation was audible in his voice. The world’s richest man said that he would continue arguing that the Trump administration should lower tariffs …

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Auto Tariff Sticker Shock

Auto Tariff Sticker Shock

The wheels come off Global stocks have run into a ditch on Thursday. The sell-off comes as President Trump doubled down on his threat to roll out 25 percent tariffs on auto imports beginning next week — and duties on auto parts shortly afterward — potentially upending an industry built …

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