Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News | Hearst - Austin TransitionAn Elon Musk company’s artificial intelligence chatbot that called itself “MechaHitler” last week...
A high-profile feud between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk reached a fever pitch on Thursday, triggering a $150 billion-plus wipeout in Tesla (TSLA) shares. The selloff came after Musk slammed Trump’s GOP-backed spending bill, prompting fiery responses from the president and raising concerns over the political risk now tied to one of the world’s most valuable companies. "This is a disaster of epic proportion for Tesla and SpaceX," Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO, told Yahoo Finance in reaction to the developments. "And...
Mae Anderson and Paul Harloff | Associated PressNew York — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply.Many companies have heeded calls from shareholders to tie CEO compensation more closely to performance. As a result, a large proportion of pay packages consist of stock awards, which the CEO often can’t cash in for years, if at all, unless the company meets certain targets, typically a higher...
Video: Scenes from protest in EugeneCrowds of thousands of people showed up Saturday for a protest outside the Eugene City Hall.Hundreds of protests organized by the 50501 Movement are planned nationwide on April 19, including several in Oregon.The protests aim to address concerns about the Trump administration, including cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency, stock market impacts, immigration and cost of living.The 50501 Movement is a grassroots initiative started on social media, advocating for sustained resistance against the Trump administration.Hundreds of protests are planned across the country April 19...