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___ Tesla CEO drops latest bombshell with $72B buyout proposal SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is considering leading a buyout of the electric car maker in a stunning move that would end the maverick company's eight-year history trading on the stock market.

U.S. stocks climbed for the fourth straight day Tuesday as strong earnings continued to pull the market closer to the all-time high it set in late January.

Musk’s tweets sent Tesla’s stock sharply higher.

Founder John Schnatter stepped down as chairman after his use of a racial slur during a May media training session went public.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he is considering taking the electric car maker private.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

The Latest on Tesla CEO Elon Musk proposing to take the electric car private at $420 per share (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Tesla CEO Elon Musk's surprising proposal to take the electric car maker private has prompted regulators to suspend trading in the company's stock.

Tesla shares surged as Musk’s verified Twitter account posted details about potentially becoming a private company.

Here’s why the billionaire investor may be considering a take-private deal.

Tesla's stock halted as CEO Elon Musk tweets he's considering taking the electric vehicle company private.

Carl Icahn is urging Cigna shareholders to vote against the health insurer's attempted multi-billion dollar takeover of Express Scripts.

U.S. stocks are slightly higher Monday morning as companies including Tyson Foods and Berkshire Hathaway are rising after their second-quarter reports.

Dow component Walt Disney headlined Tuesday’s earnings news.

The billionaire investor plans to urge fellow Cigna shareholders to vote against the deal.

The online home-selling platform also reported a revenue miss for the second quarter.

___ PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi latest high-profile female CEO to exit PURCHASE, N.Y.

U.S. stocks finished broadly higher for the third day in a row Monday.

Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi is stepping down this year, winnowing further the already small number of women running Fortune 500 companies.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

The longtime PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is stepping down.