June, 2025
Will Musk’s explosive row with Trump help or harm his businesses?
Getty Images When Elon Musk recently announced that he was stepping back from politics, investors hoped that would mean he would step up his involvement in the many tech firms he runs. His explosive row with President Donald Trump – and the very public airing of his dirty White House laundry – suggests Musk’s changing priorities might not quite be the salve they had been hoping for. Instead of Musk retreating somewhat from the public eye and focusing on boosting the fortunes of Tesla and his other enterprises, he nowRead more
Let bygones be bygones? Fans weigh in on criticism of Wayne Gretzky over Trump ties
Wayne Gretzky and his wife Janet Jones arrive before the 60th Presidential Inauguration. As the Edmonton Oilers face off against the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final, some hockey fans say its time to move on over the rhetoric surrounding The Great One. (Kevin Lamarque/The Canadian Press) It wasn’t long ago that some Canadians were up in arms about hockey legend Wayne Gretzky’s ties to U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. But as the Edmonton Oilers skate their way through the Stanley Cup final, hockey fans say it’s time toRead more
Musk vs. Trump: A power couple tumbles into a messy divorce
It’s splitsville for a global power couple. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are tumbling into a messy public divorce, with unusual political fallout. Tension between the erstwhile Oval Office buds bubbled into open view Thursday, as they exchanged digs in public and on their own social media sites. It got ugly, quickly. Within hours, Musk appeared to call for Trump’s impeachment. Meanwhile, Tesla stock had plunged, as the market feared the president might punish Musk businesses. The official cause of the breakup between the world’s most powerful elected politician andRead more