Elon Musk’s Net Worth Sinks By $8 Billion As Volkswagen Ramps Up Competition, Stock Market Stalls

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Why Elon Musk’s net worth suddenly sunk by $8 billion

esla’s C-suite rebrand didn’t enthuse investors this week, as the volatile electric carmaker’s shares sunk and the stock market rally took a pause. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO and newlysaw his net worth sink $8 billion as Tesla shares fell 5.6%. Musk remains the second-richest person in the world, with a $162.4 billion fortune, behind Jeff Bezos .

It was a lackluster week for markets. The S&P 500 inched up to a record high at Wednesday’s close, but fell Thursday and finished the week down 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%.to become the world’s top electric vehicle maker by 2025, threatening Tesla’s supremacy. The German automaker’s shares surged 15% this week as analysts and investors alike feel optimistic that it could mount a legitimate challenge. That helped drive Tesla stock down 6.

Musk wasn’t the only billionaire to fare poorly this week. Across the Pacific Ocean, Pinduoduo founder Colin Zheng Huang told investors he is stepping down as chairman at just 41 years old to work on personal research in life sciences. His departure dampened enthusiasm for Pinduoduo, whichPinduoduo shares plunged 12% after Wednesday’s news, shaving $6.8 billion off Huang’s fortune. But he still has $50 billion to take into his life’s next chapter, with shares up 300% over the past year.

Pinduoduo founder Colin Zheng Huang announced Wednesday he's stepping down as chairman, and his net worth tumbled.Several other billionaires felt the effects of the stagnant market. Dan Gilbert, the founder of online mortgage lender Rocket Companies—whose fortunein a single day on March 3—continued to slide. He lost $3.6 billion to close the week with a net worth of $48.1 billion, as Rocket Companies stock fell another 7.8%.

 

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He was just worth 142 'BILLION' last week? Can't be correct. I don't believe this at all.

elonmusk is not worried, trust me.

Because he donated 8 billion to me, said I deserved a break and he had 8 billion spare to share

That’s funny . I suddenly sunk to $5 in my pocket

He’ll be ight...

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