Musk no longer world’s richest man after Tesla and Bitcoin slump

Musk no longer world’s richest man after Tesla and Bitcoin slump

Tesla stock began to slide in late January, accelerating after the BTC purchase announcement. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lost his crown as the world’s richest man following a sharp correction in Bitcoin and a slump in his company’s stock that some analysts believe are correlated. Tesla stock (TSLA) has dropped 21% from its high of $890 on January 26, accelerating those losses over the past two days in a fall to $698. Shares of the electric vehicle maker dipped as much as 13% on Tuesday, Feb. 23, the stock’s worst day since early September.Fox Business has blamed this week's stock drop on the....


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