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Tesla shares pull back slightly after huge gains

Tesla Motors fell more than 5 percent in early trading Tuesday, a brief decline amid huge gains this month after the electric car maker posted its first quarterly profit. Full story

Tesla shares soar after hours on offering plans

Tesla Motors Inc. on Wednesday said it is planning a stock and notes offering that includes plans for its CEO and co-founder, Elon Musk, to buy a chunk of the shares himself. Full story

Exclusive: Elon Musk quits Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy group

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire environmentalist Elon Musk has quit a Silicon Valley advocacy group formed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg after the group funded ads for senators touting their support for an oil pipeline and oil drilling in Alaska. Full story

Tesla first-quarter profit tops forecast, lifts sales outlook

DETROIT (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc <TSLA.O> reported its first-ever quarterly profit on Wednesday, trouncing Wall Street estimates, as the 10-year-old automaker delivered nearly 5,000 Model S electric cars during the first three months of the year. Full story

Tesla Motors turns first quarterly net profit

Shares of Tesla Motors Inc. soared nearly 26 percent in after-hours trading Wednesday after the electric car maker posted its first quarterly net profit since it was founded a decade ago. Full story

Elon Musk's SpaceX signs lease at NM spaceport

Another space industry heavyweight has signed on to use New Mexico's Spaceport America — Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, Gov. Susana Martinez announced Tuesday. Full story

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  Tesla CEO: 'Deeply Wounded' by Palin's Comments

Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers insight on a judge's decision to dismiss a legal attack by auto dealers to prevent direct car sales. Also, Sarah Palin's recent social media remark on his company.

  Tesla CEO Slams Times

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says The New York Times' review of its Tesla Model S left out key information about the test drive. Elaine Kwei, Jefferies, provides perspective.

  Tesla CEO Takes on New York Times

Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes issue with a New York Times article about a test drive of one it its electric cars, reports CNBC's Phil LeBeau.

  Elon Musk: NYTimes Article on Tesla's Range in Cold is Fa...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk challenges a New York Times article that claims the Tesla's battery range in cold weather is less than the company claims. Musk says the battery wasn't fully charged and the driver took a long detour.

  SolarCity Debuts at $8 Per Share

Elon Musk, SolarCity chairman and Lyndon Rive, CEO of SolarCity, talk about the company's initial public offering on the Nasdaq this morning.

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Elon Musk, Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla Model S
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Tesla Motors CEO, Chairman and Product Architect Elon Musk, at the wheel, and Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen take the prototype Tesla Model S all-electric 5-door sedan for a spin after its unveiling in Hawthorne, Calif., Thursday, March 26, 2009.

Tesla Chief Executive Office Elon Musk attends a celebration at his company's factory in Fremont
Tesla Chief Executive Office Elon Musk attends a celebration at his company's factory in Fremont

Tesla Chief Executive Office Elon Musk attends a celebration at his company's factory in Fremont, California, June 22, 2012, as the car company began delivering its Model S electric sedan. REUTERS/Noah Berger

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Motor, speaks at the South by Southwest Interactive festival in Austin
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Motor, speaks at the South by Southwest Interactive festival in Austin

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Motor, speaks at the South by Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas, March 9, 2013. REUTERS/Gerry Shih

File photos of Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk celebrating at his company's factory in Fremont
File photos of Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk celebrating at his company's factory in Fremont

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk celebrates at his company's factory as the car company began delivering its Model S electric sedan in Fremont, California, in this June 22, 2012, file photo. The maker of the Model S electric sedan will discuss its effort to improve on its service next week, C