Year 12 IB Extended Essays 2018

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Although SpaceX’s finances are undisclosed, Musk’s other company, Tesla, has stocks which are still soaring despite a huge loss of $2.24 Billion dollars 10 in 2017.

This ultimately displays the profoundness of Musk’s charisma which impacts all stakeholders, including consumers, investors and employees. Fig. 1 Tesla Share Prices Image Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=NASDAQ:TSLA&tbm=fin

10 Zac Estrada, "Tesla Burns Through $2 Billion In 2017", The Verge, Last modified 2018, https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/7/16986396/tesla- 2017-full-year-earnings-model-3-production.