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Kara Carlson’s Biography

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Kara Carlson is an Austin-based reporter at Bloomberg covering the electric vehicle market and companies including Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid. Previously she was a reporter at the Austin American-Statesman covering the Central Texas technology scene.

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Elon Musk says Austin's not his home, but he spends a lot of time here, flight records show

Elon Musk says Austin's not his home, but he spends a lot of time here, flight records show

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Texas 130 sign directs Austin drivers to Tesla Road - but there is no Tesla Road yet

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Samsung confirms site near Taylor for $17 billion chip plant

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Could Austin entrepreneur's company help bring back the woolly mammoth?

Could Austin entrepreneur's company help bring back the woolly mammoth?

Bringing the woolly mammoth back from extinction might sound like a plot straight out of "Jurassic Park" scie…

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Why a Dallas VR company thinks its tech can help aging adults unlock memories

Why a Dallas VR company thinks its tech can help aging adults unlock memories

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Tariffs on Chinese goods could batter the U.S. vaping industry

Tariffs on Chinese goods could batter the U.S. vaping industry

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed Takes 5% Stake in EV-Maker Lucid Original

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By Devon Pendleton Verified, Kara Carlson Verified
| Yahoo Finance Verified
(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud has acquired a $129.5 million stake in Lucid Group Inc., a much-needed vote of confidence in the electric vehicle maker weeks after it fended off rumors of an impending bankruptcy.
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Tesla Sinks on Investor Angst Over AI Spending, Profit Drop (1)

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By Kara Carlson Verified, Jordan Fitzgerald Verified
| Bloomberg Tax Verified
shares plunged after disappointing quarterly results raised questions about ’s plan to refocus the electric vehicle maker on artificial intelligence and robots. tumbled 15% in New York on Thursday, the biggest drop since March 2025 and extending the decline this year to 29%. Multiple analysts their price for Tesla following the earnings report, including those from JPMorgan, Cantor Fitzgerald and Mizuho Securities.
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Tesla Plunges Most in a Year on Investor Angst Over AI Spending

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By Kara Carlson Verified, Jordan Fitzgerald Verified
| Bloomberg Tax Verified
shares tumbled the most in over a year after disappointing quarterly results raised questions about ’s plan to refocus the electric vehicle maker on artificial intelligence and robots. Profit fell well short of Wall Street’s estimates for the period as spending on its ambitious initiatives surged to $5.8 billion, resulting in Tesla’s first cash burn in two years.
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