Sources: Reuters
U.S. federal authorities charge a student at the University of Massachusetts Boston with unlawful possession of a destructive device and malicious damage by fire after the student is arrested for setting fire to two Tesla Cybertrucks and damaging charging stations in Kansas City. 2025-04-19
The United States's GDP contracts 3.5% in 2020, its first annual contraction since 2009 following the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and the country's worst economic performance since 1946. 2021-01-28
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission tells a judge in New York that she has the power to decide whether the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, violated the terms of his settlement with the SEC without holding a hearing, because there are no open issues of material fact. 2019-03-26
Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer. 2018-06-12
Wells Fargo bank is fined US$1 billion by the United States government for mishandling of mortgages and automobile loans. Wells Fargo is also ordered to reimburse customers who were overcharged. 2018-04-20
After struggling with debt from a leveraged buyout, Claire's files for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States. The company has issued a statement that it expects its stores to remain operational while it restructures its debt. 2018-03-19
Toys "R" Us considers closing all its stores in the United States. 2018-03-8
Google strikes a $1.1bn (£822m) deal with Taiwan's HTC to expand its smartphone business. 2017-09-21
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. agrees to pay USD $9 billion to buy the parent of Texas power transmission company Oncor Electric Delivery. 2017-07-7
Stock markets in the United States and Europe rally after major banks, including the European Central Bank and the United States Federal Reserve, initiate a plan to help end the European sovereign debt crisis. 2011-09-15