The $1 Trillion Question Hanging Over Elon Musk’s Pay Package

Tesla shareholders approved his potentially record-breaking compensation package. But will he actually get the full award?

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Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package

Shareholders approved a plan to grant Mr. Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he meets ambitious goals, including vastly expanding the company’s stock market valuation.

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Would Elon Musk Work Harder for $1 Trillion Than $1 Billion?

Economists and psychologists say that compensation may not provide as powerful an incentive as is often assumed.

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Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Payday

My colleague Jack Ewing explains the stakes ahead of a crucial Tesla board meeting.

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Control of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan

Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway.

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Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pitch

Despite a drop in Tesla profit, the billionaire exhorted investors to back his proposed compensation package, or face consequences.

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Tesla Profit Falls 37% After It Cut Car Prices

The company sold more cars but made less money on each one because of discounts and low-interest loans.

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Delaware’s Highest Court Considers Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay Plan

The justices on the State Supreme Court heard arguments in a long dispute about whether the Tesla chief executive’s compensation was fair to shareholders.

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Elon Musk Buys $1 Billion in Tesla Stock as Board Defends His Pay

Tesla’s chief executive bought the stock after the company’s board proposed paying him nearly $1 trillion if he achieves certain performance goals.

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Tesla Board Chair Defend’s Elon Musk’s Humongous Pay Proposal

Robyn Denholm, normally media shy, is campaigning to get shareholders to back the chief executive’s trillion-dollar compensation package.

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