Will Tesla shareholders vote to make Elon Musk the first trillionaire?
On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will vote on whether to grant Elon Musk an enormous pay package, the largest ever awarded to a chief executive by orders of magnitude, or risk him leaving the company in a huff.
If this sounds weirdly familiar, it's because the same thing unfolded nearly a year ago. At the 2024 meeting, Tesla shareholders were urged to vote in favor of a $50 billion payday for Musk, in order to keep him on the job as CEO. This time the money is much greater - estimated to be worth $1 trillion - and the stakes for Tesla are much higher.
The proposal, put forward by Tesla's board in September, says that Musk must "completely …