sne Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 So whats up with Elon Musk, has he lost it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 24 minutes ago, sne said: So whats up with Elon Musk, has he lost it? After a joint? Unlikely. After a bucket or a bong? Perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 21 minutes ago, Xann said: After a joint? Unlikely. After a bucket or a bong? Perhaps? A real moment in our culture this. Had he shared a glass of wine - zero problem. A glass of good whisk(e)y/beer - almost zero problem. A joint - think of the children. It may be legal but society has not caught up with this yet, so poor Musk smoking a joint is obviously another sign of him losing it rather than a guy doing something completely legal to relax outside of work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Tesla shares drop 10% due to antics of man attempting to buy back company in to his own private ownership? What an idiot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 1 hour ago, chrisp65 said: Tesla shares drop 10% due to antics of man attempting to buy back company in to his own private ownership? What an idiot... That share is oddly resiliant, whenever it loses 15-25% it will get in back within a few months. It has done for quite a while. He comes across as someone clever enough to have something up his sleeve that will come out next week. Not sure what but that is the trend with this company. Loads of support long term for a loss making company that threatened to go private also. It's odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 18 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Tesla shares drop 10% due to antics of man attempting to buy back company in to his own private ownership? What an idiot... If he's going around calling somebody a child rapist on the basis of no evidence whatsoever, simply to reduce the share price of the company for him to buy it back then that might well make him the most despicable person in the whole western hemisphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 just realised this Elon Musk smoking pot stuff was because he went on the joe rogan podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted September 15, 2018 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 10/09/2018 at 10:03, VILLAMARV said: just realised this Elon Musk smoking pot stuff was because he went on the joe rogan podcast. Is this scandal going to be called 'ElonGate'? Could get quite long and drawn out. 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 5 hours ago, mjmooney said: Is this scandal going to be called 'ElonGate'? Could get quite long and drawn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 More potentially bad news for Elon Musk as he's apparently been charged with fraud by US regulators Quote Updated at 4:59 p.m. ET The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk for securities fraud a month after he announced that he planned to take the publicly traded electric-car company private. "Musk's false and misleading public statements and omissions caused significant confusion and disruption in the market for Tesla's stock and resulting harm to investors," the lawsuit says. On Aug. 7, Musk boasted on Twitter that funding for the switch was "secured." Those eight words were enough to send the stock soaring — up by nearly 11 percent by the end of the day. As NPR's Sasha Ingber reported: "Musk said [later] his tweet was prompted by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, which brought up the possibility of taking the company private. Tesla later admitted that it did not have the funding for the deal, and less than three weeks after his tweet, Musk walked back the prospect of going private. "Short-sellers who had anticipated that Tesla's stock would fall said Musk's tweet was meant to manipulate the shares, according to the Associated Press." Tesla stock was down nearly 10 percent in after-hours trading. https://www.npr.org/2018/09/27/652315858/sec-sues-tesla-ceo-elon-musk?t=1538082817232 At least he got to do acid with Grimes and Azealia Banks before popping this idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 think that is more than "potentially bad news" He / Tesla are well & truly f**ked. He won't be missed as actual motor companies who know how to mass produce vehicles will render musks unfulfilled fantasy entirely pointless anyway. This just speeds things up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 1 hour ago, LakotaDakota said: think that is more than "potentially bad news" He / Tesla are well & truly f**ked. He won't be missed as actual motor companies who know how to mass produce vehicles will render musks unfulfilled fantasy entirely pointless anyway. This just speeds things up a bit. Those other motor companies only exist because various governments decided they should exist... most explicitly related to his direct competitors in the USA. Yup, he can be a bit of an ass, but he deserves way more credit than he's getting these days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Looks like he has got off lightly for now. $20 million fine, Stepping down as chairman of Tesla board for at least 3 years (Still remaining as CEO). Tesla also to pay $20 million fine and appoint 2 independant directors to board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Quote ELON MUSKOUT AS TESLA CHAIRMAN AFTER SEC SETTLEMENT... Will Remain CEO Elon Musk Out as Tesla Chairman After SEC Settlement, Remains CEO Elon Musk is getting a job title change ... because he'll no longer be a Tesla chairman after reaching a settlement with the SEC. The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled with Musk after hitting him with a lawsuit this week for misleading investors after he tweeted in August ... "Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured." According to the legal docs ... Musk will have to pay a civil penalty of $20 million as part of the settlement and give up his role as chairman of the board for at least three years. He has 45 days to relinquish his chairman title. Tesla will also pay a $20 mil fine and appoint 2 new independent directors to the board. However, Musk will remain CEO of Tesla. As we reported ... the SEC alleged Musk's tweets caused significant confusion and disruption in the market for Tesla's stock, and ended up hurting investors' wallets. It also wanted to "prohibit him from acting as an officer or director" of any public company. In losing his chairman role, it looks like the SEC will get part of its wish. It should be noted the settlement is still subject to court approval. http://www.tmz.com/2018/09/29/elon-musk-tesla-out-as-chairman-remain-ceo-sec-settlement/ Could have been a lot worse no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) He's just a very weird individual, thoroughly unimpressive to listen as well, literally cannot articulate his ideas in an in depth and engaging way when speaking. He's also clearly a massive prick, so can't say I feel sorry for him or his brand. Edited September 30, 2018 by Dr_Pangloss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 He is truly king of the pricks. Rarely wish physical violence on someone so dont judge me harshly, It would make me smile to see someone chin him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Musk really seems like a grade A word removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 30, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2018 Noel Skum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Never heard of him . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Knew I’d heard the name Tesla before. I was watching a programme on this scientist dude called Tesla, on the docs channel last week. I think they named it Tesla, in honour of the scientist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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