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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Karl Matchett

Tesla’s year keeps getting worse - now short sellers have made $16bn from Musk’s firm

It hasn’t been a great year so far for electric vehicles manufacturer Tesla, or for chief executive Elon Musk, at least in monetary terms.

A seemingly fixed part of the US political scene now, anger and criticism of Mr Musk has shot up more than a notch after allegedly emulating a fascist salute at Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration.

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