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Elon Musk Revives Feud With Microsoft Gates Over Tesla Short

Elon Musk Revives Feud With Microsoft Gates Over Tesla Short

November 22, 2025 10:47 am

Tesla CEO Elon Musk warns Bill Gates to close $1.5 Billion short as their long-running conflict resurfaces amid Tesla’s record-breaking pay deal.

Elon Musk has reignited his long-standing conflict with Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates, calling on Gates to close out a multi-billion-dollar short position against Tesla. The dispute, which dates back to 2022, resurfaced publicly after Musk, celebrating Tesla’s approval of his unprecedented $1 trillion pay package, issued a warning on the social media platform X.

“If Gates hasn’t fully closed out the crazy short position he has held against Tesla for ~8 years, he had better do so soon,” …

Dangote Loses $2.5bn In One Month - Bloomberg

Dangote Loses $2.5bn In One Month – Bloomberg

March 28, 2020 2:02 pm

The President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, saw its total net worth drop by $2.5bn in the last 30 days, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

The index, which is a ranking of the world’s 500 richest people, showed that his wealth fell from $15.9bn as of February 25, 2020, to $13.4bn on March 26. It had risen to a high of $16.5bn on January 27.

Read Also: Dangote Breaks Into List Of World’s Top 100 Richest People

He was the only Nigerian on the list of 500 billionaires and retained his position as Africa’s richest person.

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