Musk Faces U.S. Contempt Claim for Violating Accord With SEC (4)

Feb. 26, 2019, 12:03 AM UTCUpdated: Feb. 26, 2019, 2:47 PM UTC

Elon Musk is facing a new round of regulatory trouble for tweets about Tesla Inc., raising fresh concerns about the chief executive officer’s ability to keep his impulses in check and responsibly run a public company.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Feb. 25 asked a judge to hold Musk in contempt for violating a settlement that required him to get Tesla’s approval before communicating material information to investors. He breached that deal with a Feb. 19 tweetthat said Tesla would make about half a million cars in 2019, the agency claims. The CEO posted a few hours later ...

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