Saudi Arabia calls Canada one of the world's worst oppressors of women in...
Saudi media this past week unleashed a bizarre smear campaign targeting Canada's treatment of women.It highlighted, for example, the disappearance of 1,000 indigenous women over the past hundred years,...
View ArticleElon Musk reveals what he meant by his 'funding secured' tweet (TSLA)
Elon Musk said in a company statement on Monday morning that he thought tweeting about possibly taking Tesla private was the "right and fair thing to do."Musk said Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund...
View ArticleIf the Saudis do help Elon Musk take Tesla private, the company could...
The Saudi sovereign wealth fund could be the key player in taking Tesla private, according to a recent account from CEO Elon Musk.The Saudi fund is potentially enormous, even with much of its value...
View ArticlePeople close to Saudi investment fund reportedly cast doubt on Elon Musk's...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has teased the idea of taking the electric-car company private and said he had "funding secured" for the ambitious move. On Monday, Musk said in a statement that he interpreted...
View ArticleElon Musk could take Tesla private with the Saudis — here's what their...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has indicated that the Saudi sovereign wealth fund could fund a go-private plan.It's unclear whether what's formally known as the Public Investment Fund has the resources to take...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia is talking to an electric-car maker about a deal — and it's not...
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is in talks to invest in Californian electric car maker Lucid Motors.Lucid is a rival to Tesla.Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the Saudi sovereign wealth fund was set to...
View ArticleTesla whipsaws amid a price target cut and Saudi Arabia looking to invest in...
Saudi Arabia has been in talks with the electric-car maker Lucid Motors, Reuters reported Monday.JPMorgan cut its price target for Tesla to $195 from $305 on Monday, citing the fact that funding for a...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia, which has been calling out Canada over women's rights, may soon...
Saudi Arabia seems to be on the cusp of executing a woman for political activism for the first time.Israa al-Ghomgham has been sentenced to death and is awaiting execution, sources tell Business...
View ArticleCanada fires back at Saudi Arabia for preparing to behead a female activist...
Canada responded to news that Saudi Arabia is on the cusp of executing a female rights activist for the first time.Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland kicked off a diplomatic feud...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia is reportedly calling off what would have been the world's...
Saudi Arabia has reportedly called off plans to take state oil company Aramco public.The initial public offering would have been the largest deal in history. The decision was made "some time ago," one...
View ArticlePosting on Facebook, protesting, and going to a funeral: This is why Saudi...
Saudi Arabia is on the cusp of executing a woman for political activism for the first time.Israa al Ghomgham was sentenced to death for posting on Facebook and going to a fellow protester's funeral,...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau says he is continuing to 'engage diplomatically' with Saudi...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that his government is continuing to "engage diplomatically" with Saudi Arabia, but said he remains "concerned" about a Saudi woman who is facing...
View ArticleA Canadian political refugee made videos criticizing Saudi Arabia — now Saudi...
The family and friends of a Canadian political refugee and activist have been arrested in Saudi Arabia. Omar Abdulaziz, 27, told Business Insider Saudi authorities approached his family to pressure him...
View ArticleThousands of Saudi Arabian students have to leave Canada because their...
Canada and Saudi Arabia have been feuding since Canada's foreign minister called out Saudi Arabia's human rights record on Twitter in early August.In response, Saudi Arabia has expelled the Canadian...
View ArticleAramco has lost unlimited access to Saudi Arabia's oil reserves — and it...
Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company, Aramco, has had its access to the kingdom's oil and gas reserves limited to a 40 year contract.Limiting the once evergreen contract was designed to prepare the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia dropped another major hint that it's moving forward with plans...
A senior Saudi official seemed to confirm the Kingdom is moving forward with ambitious plans to turn Qatar into an island. A senior adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tweeted that he was...
View ArticleThe US just became the world's top oil producer — but that may not last long...
The US likely surpassed Saudi Arabia and Russia as the world's top crude producer, according to the Energy Information Administration. The change comes at a time when the oil market is already facing a...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia shuns Tesla, invests $1 billion in rival Lucid Motors (TSLA)
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is investing $1 billion in Lucid Motors, a Tesla rival.The kingdom was previously in talks with Tesla about funding its go-private bid.Follow Tesla's stock price...
View ArticleWall Street's convinced that Tesla will need to raise more cash — and has...
Wall Street's convinced that Tesla will need to raise more cash, and it has some theories about how and when that may happen.Morgan Stanley said that in addition to a capital raise in 2018, Elon Musk...
View ArticleOil slips as OPEC reportedly weighs increasing output
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Friday.OPEC may boost output to try to counter a supply squeeze from US sanctions against Iran.Watch oil trade in real time here.Oil prices fell Friday amid reports OPEC...
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