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Elon Musk could become history's first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago, on the newest of 4 developments

Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion over the next decade.

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  1. Tesla investors set to vote on Elon Musk

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Elon Musk could become world's 1st trillionaire as Tesla shareholders vote on pay package

    Headline from ABC 7 New York ·

  3. Tesla shareholders approve trillion-dollar pay package for Elon Musk

    Headline from KVOA Tucson ·

  4. Newest

    Elon Musk could become history's first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

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  1. CBS News

    Tesla investors set to vote on Elon Musk (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Shareholders to decide this week whether to grant Musk, the world's richest person, one of the richest compensation packages in corporate history.

  2. Newsweek

    Major Tesla investor rejects Elon Musk's monster $1 trillion pay package (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The proposed stock-based remuneration package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk would be awarded based on company performance.

  3. New York Post

    Elon Musk’s future at Tesla in balance as shareholders consider $1 trillion pay package (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Elon Musk’s future at Tesla could be in the balance on Thursday when shareholders vote on whether to approve his record-shattering $1 trillion pay package.

  4. CNN

    The vote that could make Elon Musk the first trillionaire – or prompt him to leave Tesla (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Tesla shareholders could soon give CEO Elon Musk, already the wealthiest person on the planet, the chance to become the world’s first trillionaire – or risk him walking away entirely.

  5. Seattle Times

    Musk the trillionaire? Debate over his Tesla pay package rages (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Tesla shareholders will decide soon on whether Elon Musk could have a shot at becoming the world

  6. The Atlantic

    The People Who Will Determine Whether Musk Becomes a Trillionaire (opens The Atlantic)

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    The Atlantic's feed description

    This week’s Tesla shareholder vote could give the world’s richest man more money and more control.

  7. ABC 7 New York

    Elon Musk could become world's 1st trillionaire as Tesla shareholders vote on pay package (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Tesla shareholders will decide soon on whether Elon Musk could have a shot at becoming the world's first trillionaire.

  8. Insider

    Tesla shareholder meeting updates: Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package is on the line (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Tesla shareholders are hours away from deciding the fate of Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package, and whether Tesla should explore an xAI investment.

  9. Gizmodo

    Tesla Shareholders Decide Elon Musk Should Be the World's First Trillionaire (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    75% of shareholders voted to approve the pay plan.

  10. The Hill

    Tesla shareholders to decide on Musk’s $1T pay package (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Plus: Nvidia CEO clarifies remarks about China winning ‘AI race’ {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Tesla shareholders decide fate of Musk’s $1T pay package Tesla shareholders are set to vote Thursday afternoon on whether to approve CEO Elon Musk’s new compensation plan.

  11. The Guardian

    Tesla shareholders to vote on $1tn pay package for CEO Elon Musk (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    If approved, the CEO will need to increase Tesla’s value eightfold, to $8.5tn in market capitalization, by 2035

  12. The Hill

    Tesla shareholders approve trillion-dollar pay package for Musk (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Tesla shareholders on Thursday approved a new trillion-dollar pay package for CEO Elon Musk. The package — to which more than 75 percent of shareholders agreed — grants Musk about 423 million shares in the electric vehicle (EV) maker, which would be worth nearly $1 trillion if the company reaches a …

  13. Los Angeles Times

    Tesla shareholders approve $1-trillion pay package for Elon Musk (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    More than 75% of Tesla shareholders voted to approve a staggering pay package for Chief Executive Elon Musk that could award him $1 trillion.

  14. Quartz

    Tesla shareholders expected to approve Elon Musk's $1 trillion payday (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Shareholders are expected to bless a pay package worth up to $1 trillion if Musk delivers on dreams of robotaxis, humanoid robots, and a huge market cap

  15. Forbes

    Here’s Who Opposes Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay—As Tesla Votes On His Compensation Today (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The world’s richest person could have his net worth nearly double under the proposed payment plan.

  16. FOX Business

    Tesla shareholders to decide fate of Musk's $1T pay package (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Tesla shareholders will decide on Elon Musk's massive $1 trillion pay package, which is tied to ambitious market cap goals and company milestones over 10 years.

  17. CBS News

    Tesla shareholders approve CEO Elon Musk (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The vote comes after a top shareholder, Norway's sovereign wealth fund, said it would vote against the pay package.

  18. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Tesla shareholders approve $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The money will be awarded in a series of payments over 10 years if Tesla meets a series of performance benchmarks.

  19. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Tesla shareholders approve $878B pay plan for Elon Musk | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO >> Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory today as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.

  20. Delaware Public Media

    What Tesla wants to pay Elon Musk, by the (mind-blowing) numbers (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will vote on a pay package for Elon Musk that could allow him to earn an unprecedented one trillion dollars' worth of stock.

  21. MyNorthwest

    Musk could become history's first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire.

  22. Forbes

    Forbes Daily: Tesla Investors Consider Musk's $1 Trillion Pay Package (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Today’s Forbes Daily newsletter features concerns about a K-shaped economy, Elon Musk’s pay package, the FAA reducing flights, Trump’s interest in Nashville and more.

  23. The Guardian

    How Tesla shareholders could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Shareholder votes on a pay package worth $1tn to be tallied 6 November – but it contains milestones beyond growing the company’s market cap

  24. Deutsche Welle

    Tesla shareholders approve $1 trillion pay package for Musk – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The massive pay package could make Musk the world's first trillionaire, but the Tesla CEO needs to hit a series of ambitious milestones over the next decade.

  25. New York Post

    Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s historic $1 trillion pay package — here’s when he could pocket the windfall (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Tesla shareholders approved an epic $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk on Thursday – after the mercurial boss threatened to leave the company if he didn’t get it.

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