Coverage: Musk, Tesla settle charges with SEC
Tesla CEO Elon Musk settled fraud charges with the Security and Exchange Commission on Saturday, requiring the billionaire to pay a $20 million fine and step down as chairman for three years. He will remain CEO. Dalvin Brown of USA Today had the news: Musk has 45 days to resign from the chairmanship, and Tesla will appoint an independent […]
Coverage: SEC files charges against Tesla’s Musk
U.S. securities regulators on Thursday accused Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk of fraud and sought to remove him from his role in charge of the electric car company, saying he made a series of “false and misleading” tweets about potentially taking Tesla private last month. Jonathan Stempel and Alexandria Sage of Reuters had the news: […]
MLex hires CQ Roll Call’s Ota to cover taxes
MLex’s US Tax Watch has added longtime Washington journalist Alan K. Ota as a reporter covering taxes and the Internal Revenue Service. Ota joins MLex US Tax Watch from CQ Roll Call, where he gained extensive experience over two decades covering Congress and federal agencies, including the IRS. He has been at CQ Roll Call […]
WSJ’s DC bureau hires Strobel from Reuters
Wall Street Journal national security editor Bob Ourlian and DC bureau chief Paul Beckett sent out the following announcement: Colleagues, We’re elated to announce that Warren Strobel is joining the Journal’s Washington bureau to cover intelligence, espionage and the secretive sides of U.S. foreign policy and national security. He’ll work with the DC national security […]
Coverage: Justice Department investigating Musk, Tesla
Tesla Inc. said on Tuesday the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating Chief Executive Elon Musk’s public statements in August that he was considering taking the electric carmaker private. Sonam Rai of Reuters had the news: The Justice Department asked Tesla for documents about Musk’s announcement, Tesla said, describing it as a “voluntary request.” The company […]
WSJ hires Leary from Tampa Bay Times
Paul Beckett, the Washington bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Monday: All, We are pleased to announce that Alex Leary will be joining the Wall Street Journal’s White House team to deepen our coverage of the connection between Washington and the business community. Alex is a veteran of […]
WSJ reporter Tau moving to Justice Department and FBI beat
Wall Street Journal reporter Byron Tau is moving to a new beat — the Justice Department and the FBI — in the paper’s Washington bureau. Tau has been covering Congress and politics for the paper. Prior to joining the newspaper, Tau was a reporter at Politico from August 2011 to November 2014 where he covered the White […]
Coverage: Facebook’s Sandberg, Twitter’s Dorsey grilled by lawmakers
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared before the DC lawmakers on Wednesday to defend each of their companies in what is now the fourth hearing on social media that pertains to Russian interference in U.S. elections, propaganda, and fake accounts. Matt Binder of Mashable had the news: This hearing marked the first time […]
WSJ seeks reporter to cover EU regulation
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a reporter to cover European Union regulation of competition, antitrust and technology. The beat, based in Brussels, centers on the world’s most active regulator of business today. Recent big stories have included the EU’s $5 billion Google Android fine, its $3 billion Google shopping fine last year and its […]
WSJ seeks reporter on Justice Department team
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a seasoned, energetic reporter to join our Justice Department coverage team. As we face a strong flow of news from the Justice Department, FBI and Special Counsel’s Office, we are looking for a journalist who can juggle breaking news, scoops and enterprise of varying lengths. Applicants ideally would have […]
