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Jun 2024
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Tesla’s Multibillion-Dollar Pay Package ...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
About this episode

Tesla shareholders voted to reapprove Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package, signaling support for the EV maker’s CEO and giving the board ammunition in its fight to preserve the court-rejected compensation plan. WSJ’s David Benoit explores the fight to get Musk billions and why the Tesla board is so invested in making the huge pay package happen.


Further Listening: 

- Elon Musk’s Unusual Relationships With Women at SpaceX 

- Why is Tesla Pulling Back on EV Charging? 

- Money, Drugs, Elon Musk and Tesla’s Board 


Further Reading: 

- Tesla Shareholders Vote to Uphold Elon Musk’s $48 Billion Pay Package 

- Elon Musk’s $55.8 Billion Tesla Pay Package Struck Down by Judge 

- Tesla Hits the Road to Persuade Shareholders to Pay Elon Musk $46 Billion 


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