{"id":117904,"date":"2024-10-24T17:59:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T10:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117904"},"modified":"2024-10-24T17:59:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T10:59:46","slug":"elon-musks-distractions-might-end-up-as-a-big-win-for-him-and-his-companies-morning-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117904","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk&#8217;s &#8216;distractions&#8217; might end up as a big win for him \u2014 and his companies: Morning Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"yf-1pe5jgt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong><em>This is The Takeaway from today&#8217;s Morning Brief, which you can <\/em><\/strong><a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/sign-yahoo-finance-morning-newsletter-165903390.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong><em>sign up<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> to receive in your inbox every morning along with:<\/em><\/strong><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1pe5jgt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The long-standing knock against Elon Musk is that he is a <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/elon-musk-distracted-tesla-toxic-090000870.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" data-ylk=\"slk:distracted leader;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">distracted leader<\/a>, pulled in too many directions as a multi-CEO, professional poster, and a quarrelsome big-mouth. Anxious Tesla shareholders have urged him to focus on the business, and sympathetic critics warned that his antics are a needless distress \u2014 a stain on his record of ambition and industriousness. Even trolling wasn\u2019t worth a sliding stock price.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1pe5jgt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->But his recent turn as <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/elon-musk-and-mark-cuban-are-hitting-the-campaign-trail-with-very-different-approaches-162608056.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a figure on the campaign trail;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">a figure on the campaign trail<\/a> and as <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/elon-musks-million-dollar-promises-and-kamala-harriss-record-haul-heat-up-end-of-2024-money-race-175349136.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a high-profile Trump ally;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">a high-profile Trump ally<\/a> sheds new light on the \u201cdistraction\u201d critique. Musk advancing his political agenda isn\u2019t an incidental diversion that comes at the cost of his companies. His advocacy serves his business aims, even if he sacrifices some goodwill in the process.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1pe5jgt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Musk\u2019s new million-dollar lottery for registered voters \u2014 <a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/musk-offers-voters-1-million-191212259.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" data-ylk=\"slk:pledging to give $1 million a day;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">pledging to give $1 million a day<\/a> to swing state voters who sign his PAC\u2019s petition backing the Constitution \u2014 has drawn scrutiny <a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/tesla-q3-preview-wheres-the-cheap-ev-and-other-questions-investors-want-answered-170231309.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" data-ylk=\"slk:leading up to Tesla earnings;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">leading up to Tesla earnings<\/a>.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1pe5jgt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The electric vehicle maker reported <a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/tesla-stock-jumps-on-q3-earnings-beat-202258345.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a profit beat;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">a profit beat <\/a>after the bell Wednesday, sending shares higher. That has complicated the contention that Musk\u2019s political scheming has detracted from the company\u2019s operations.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1pe5jgt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->But lingering revenue concerns hit especially hard after some observers criticized Tesla\u2019s robotaxi event earlier this month as &#8220;<a data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/stunningly-absent-on-detail-tesla-robotaxi-event-leaves-investors-wanting-more-170122849.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:stunningly absent on detail;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">stunningly absent on detail<\/a>.&#8221;<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1pe5jgt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Tesla shares are down more than 10% over the past three months. In the most unflattering interpretation, the world\u2019s richest man is bankrolling election bribery shenanigans in plain view just as his publicly traded company is riding out a slump.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1pe5jgt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Next to the major commitments his company <a data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/20\/us\/politics\/elon-musk-federal-agencies-contracts.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SpaceX has tied up in federal contracts;cpos:9;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SpaceX has tied up in federal contracts<\/a> and the additional power he would wield in a second Trump administration, questions of whether Musk\u2019s actions violate election law seem almost quaint in comparison. (Musk has donated <a data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/elon-musk-goes-big-in-2024-campaign-with-75-million-for-trump-and-other-republicans-132345924.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:at least $75 million;cpos:10;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">at least $75 million<\/a> through his America PAC in support of Trump and other Republicans. Should the former president win the election, he aims to put <a data-i13n=\"cpos:11;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trump-to-adopt-elon-musks-proposal-for-government-efficiency-commission-e5c05514\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Musk in charge;cpos:11;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Musk in charge<\/a> of a government efficiency commission.)<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1pe5jgt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->As Musk and his supporters have repeatedly shown, the concept of negative attention doesn\u2019t really apply. Good news is good news, and bad news is a reason to look elsewhere or even buy and reshape a social media company.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1pe5jgt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->What is so wrong about a political fealty sweepstakes, anyways? Musk\u2019s backers have swooned over his cars, his rocket ships, and his memes, so why not enjoy his money too?<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"secondary-btn fin-size-large readmore-button rounded   yf-15mk0m\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;itc:1;sec:content-canvas;slk:Story%20Continues\" aria-label=\"Story Continues\" title=\"Story Continues\"> <span>Story Continues<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/elon-musks-distractions-might-end-up-as-a-big-win-for-him--and-his-companies-morning-brief-100053086.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is The Takeaway from today&#8217;s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: The long-standing knock against Elon Musk is that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117904\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117904\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=117904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=117904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}