Around 10 French clients with leases on Teslas are suing the US carmaker, run by Elon Musk, because they consider the vehicles to be “extreme-right” symbols, the law firm representing them said on Wednesday.

  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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    Musk has pledged $62.5 billion in Tesla stock as collateral for margin loans of $12.5 billion.

    Giacomo Santangelo, a senior lecturer in economics at Fordham University said “A 20% stock decline on a 60% loan-to-value loan means the borrower must immediately post additional collateral or face forced liquidation. This creates cascade risk, where small declines trigger margin calls, forcing either more pledging or open-market sales, putting more pressure on the stock.”

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2025/06/05/does-elon-musks-borrowing-show-a-super-low-tesla-stock-valuation/

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      Ow right, I forgot the US is a corrupt nation and allows bullshit like this.

      Then again, it is most likely his personal holding/company which has the loans and stock and he has 100% of the shares in that company which will go bankrupt if his loans ever default(? I think that;s the right word?).

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        Yes. His financial advisors have probably limited his liability. He can lose the value of his holdings, but is unlikely to go into debt himself.