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March 01, 2019

SpaceX debuts new crew capsule in crucial test flight

SpaceX closes in on human spaceflight with this weekend's debut of a new capsule designed for astronauts. The six-day test ...

February 13, 2019

Russia teen refits car, gets shoutout from Elon Musk

A Russian teenager has refitted his car to drive it backward, and got a shoutout from Tesla's CEO Elon Musk. But this didn't ...

February 06, 2019

NASA, SpaceX aim for March test of 1st new astronaut capsule

NASA and SpaceX are now aiming for a March debut of the first capsule from a private company designed to fly astronauts to ...

January 18, 2019

Stocks keep climbing as hopes for US-China trade deal rise

Stocks in the U.S. and Europe jumped Friday as renewed hopes for progress in trade talks between the U.S. and China helped ...

January 18, 2019

On the road to make an affordable car, Tesla cuts jobs

Tesla will cut 7 percent of its workforce as it tries to lower prices and break out of the niche-car market to produce an ...

January 09, 2019

Stocks rise along with optimism over US-China trade talks

Three days of U.S.-Chinese talks aimed at ending a costly tariff battle wrapped up Wednesday in an optimistic atmosphere, ...

January 09, 2019

Chinese premier meets with Tesla's Musk as trade talks end

8:00 p.m. China's top economic official, Premier Li Keqiang, has met with the CEO of electric car brand Tesla Inc., Elon Musk

January 07, 2019

Tesla breaks ground on factory in Shanghai

Tesla Inc. broke ground Monday for a factory in Shanghai, its first outside the United States. CEO Elon Musk said Monday on ...

December 05, 2018

Christmas turkey, fruitcake rocketing toward space station

Christmas turkey rocketed toward the International Space Station on Wednesday, along with cranberry sauce, candied yams and ...

November 24, 2018

New lander will add to humans' long fascination with Mars

In our solar system family, Mars is Earth's next-of-kin, the next-door relative that has captivated humans for millennia.

November 08, 2018

New Tesla chairwoman's biggest challenge is controlling Musk

Australian telecommunications executive Robyn Denholm brings much-needed financial and auto industry expertise to her new ...

October 24, 2018

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT TURKISH ...

October 17, 2018

Tesla secures land in Shanghai for first factory outside US

Electric auto brand Tesla Inc. said it signed an agreement Wednesday to secure land in Shanghai for its first factory outside ...

October 09, 2018

Japanese tycoon going on SpaceX rocket says he trusts Musk

The Japanese online retail tycoon who plans to travel to the moon on the SpaceX rocket says he respects and trusts Elon Musk ...

October 08, 2018

Correction: Financial Markets story

In a story Oct. 5 about the financial markets, The Associated Press misidentified Katie Nixon of Northern Trust Wealth ...

October 02, 2018

Asian markets fall on US-China trade worries

Asian shares fell on Tuesday as relief that the United States had brokered a trade deal with Canada gave way to concerns that ...

September 28, 2018

Another hairpin turn for Tesla as stock dives on SEC charge

Tesla investors have taken a wild ride as Wall Street values the promise of one of the world's leading electric car makers, ...

September 28, 2018

How major US stock indexes fared Friday

U.S. stocks ended back where they started Friday as the stock market wrapped up its best quarter in almost five years.

September 28, 2018

Markets Right Now: Stocks close out big quarterly gains

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks struggled to a mixed finish on Wall Street ...