Investors and analysts react to Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package: 'We are with you' to 'unchecked power'

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Tesla shareholders approved a big pay package for CEO Elon Musk on Thursday.

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Tesla shareholder meeting recap: Elon Musk gets his $1 trillion pay package

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Tesla shareholders voted on Elon Musk's pay package and whether the EV maker should explore an investment in his AI startup, xAI.

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Elon Musk just scored a pay package that could make him the world's first trillionaire. Now comes the hard part — achieving 12 ambitious milestones.

Tesla will 'examine' an investment in Elon Musk's xAI

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Tesla shareholders have voted in favor of the company investing in xAI.

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Tesla Shareholders Decide Elon Musk Should Be the World’s First Trillionaire

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the public memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025.

The case for, and against, Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package

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Tesla has ramped up work on its long-delayed Roadster. Here's what insiders have seen.

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The first model of the Tesla Roadster on display at the Tesla Giga Texas factory at its grand opening party in 2022.

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Here is what's at stake as shareholders prepare to vote on Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package at Tesla's annual meeting

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Tesla shareholders will vote on Elon Musk's proposed $1 trillion pay package.

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Here are the key Tesla shareholders backing Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package — and who's against

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Tesla's board has warned that Elon Musk could quit as CEO if the $1 trillion pay package isn't passed.

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The world's largest sovereign wealth fund has rejected Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay package

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has to hit a series of ambitious goals to unlock the full $1 trillion pay package.

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Tesla’s Sales Collapsed Nearly 90 Percent in Some Countries Last Month

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Protest against Elon Musk and DOGE cuts to government funding in front of a Tesla showroom in NYC.
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