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Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China

The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s govt role & highlight his conflicts of interest.
nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/poli

"Musk’s #conflicts of interest... continuing to run businesses that are major #government contractors... #Musk... chief executive of both #SpaceX & #Tesla, is a leading supplier to the #Pentagon & has extensive financial interests in #China."

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Elon Musk’s extensive ties to China, explained

His business empire needs the Chinese #government — and that could warp #American policy.
vox.com/world-politics/404621/

"China is vital to Musk’s car company #Tesla...

As the #US & #China appear to be hurtling headlong into a #trade war... Musk’s ties to China — and the potential leverage they could offer #Beijing in future negotiations — are getting more notice in both countries."

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Tesla confirms it can’t sell the Cybertruck even with tax credit and discounts
electrek.co/2025/03/20/tesla-c

"If deliveries are dropping even with those new incentives, it’s a clear sign that the #Cybertruck program is in distress...

#Tesla set up production at Gigafactory #Texas to be capable of 250,000 units per year... and it is now having issues selling the truck at a rate of 40,000 units per year."

The Japan Times
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Agreements so far in Japan’s spring wage negotiations are off to a solid start, with the Bank of Japan watching closely for steady wage increases as it looks to depart from decadeslong ultraloose monetary policy. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #business #economy #shunto #unions #rengo #wages #jobs #japaneseeconomy

The Japan Times · Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this yearBy Kazuaki Nagata
The Japan Times
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The Japan Times
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Japan’s households reduced their collective stash of cash at the fastest pace on record last quarter as they sought to cope with rising costs of living, according to the latest data by the Bank of Japan. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #business #economy #boj #economicindicators #inflation #cashless #investments

The Japan Times · Japan’s households slash cash at record pace as inflation bitesBy Toru Fujioka
The Japan Times
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Tesla recalled all the Cybertrucks it produced and sold in the first 15 months it’s been on the U.S. market over a safety issue it’s having trouble resolving. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #business #companies #tesla #us

The Japan Times · Tesla recalls Cybertrucks after steel trim pieces come looseBy Craig Trudell
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Lyft said it plans to offer driverless vehicles on its platform "as soon as this summer,” and that it sees human drivers transitioning to other work such as fleet management as autonomous rides become more ubiquitous. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #business #tech #lyft #selfdriving #jobs

The Japan Times · Lyft to offer driverless ride-hails ‘as soon as this summer’By Natalie Lung
The Japan Times
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Apple is undergoing a rare shake-up of its executive ranks, aiming to get its artificial intelligence efforts back on track after months of delays and stumbles, according to people familiar with the situation. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #business #companies #apple #ai #siri

The Japan Times · Apple shuffles AI executive ranks in bid to turn around SiriBy Mark Gurman
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U.S. President Donald Trump's fast-moving effort to rewire international trade has left central banks across the globe guessing what the fallout of stagflation in the U.S. might mean for them. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #business #economy #us #globaleconomy #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #banks

The Japan Times · Trump trade upheaval leaves foreign central banks guessingBy Howard Schneider
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Elon Musk’s X raises $1bn in new equity fundraising round

#SocialMedia group is valued at $44bn, matching the price the billionaire paid in 2022
ft.com/content/d61eed58-65ef-4

"The fundraising, which values X at $44bn incl #debt, comes as #Musk has forged close ties to #DonaldTrump...

Shares in #Tesla, the electric automaker co-founded by Musk, have tumbled recently as some consumers have shunned the brand, but parts of his private empire have been boosted."

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$1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla
archive.is/uLXoy#selection-327

"attention is returning to the group’s underlying numbers, now that its fully diluted #StockMarket valuation has crashed from $1.7tn to below $800bn.

Such anomalies can be red flags, potentially indicative of weak internal controls. Aggressive classification of operating expenses as investment can be used to artificially boost reported profits."

#Musk#Tesla#Fraud
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
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Tesla (TSLA) accounting raises red flags as report shows $1.4 billion missing
electrek.co/2025/03/19/tesla-t

"Many #Tesla shorts and detractors have questioned Tesla’s #accounting for years...

Today, the #FinancialTimes has released a new report pointing to a $1.4 billion gap in assets...

The report also points to other red flags...

but with #Trump and #Musk kneecapping the #SEC, repercussions are unlikely."

Zhi Zhu 🕸️
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Tesla Recalls Every Single Cybertruck Over Stainless Steel Trims Falling Off

151 Cybertruck owners filed warranty claims after noticing the roof trim panel above the windows was coming loose
carscoops.com/2025/03/tesla-re

"If there’s one thing #Cybertruck owners can rely on these days, it’s trim pieces falling off and obscene hand gestures from fellow drivers."