Jeff Bezos Surpasses Billionaire Gautam Adani As World’s Third-Richest Person After Short Seller’s Scathing Report

Topline Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, chairman of the sprawling Indian conglomerate Adani Group, ceded the title of the world’s third-richest person to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Wednesday, afte...

Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Hangs Legal Defense on Expert Testimony

Updated Oct. 4, 2022 3:02 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Lawyers for Trevor Milton are anchoring the Nikola founder’s defense against securities-fraud charges on the testimony of a Harvard profes...

Nikola Tries to Ignite Market for Its Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Trucks

As Nikola founder stands trial on securities-fraud charges, a revamped management team is pushing to make the company the first to market hydrogen-powered commercial trucks in the U.S.—and to overcome...

Nikola CEO Tells Jurors He Worried About Exaggerations by Company Founder Trevor Milton

Nikola CEO Mark Russell told a New York federal jury Monday that he had concerns about joining the electric-truck company because he believed its founder, Trevor Milton, “was prone to exaggeration in ...

Nikola Founder Faces Securities-Fraud Trial Over Promises About Electric Trucks

Trevor Milton, the Nikola founder who enticed auto-industry leaders and investors with his promise for a revolution in electric trucks, faces a securities-fraud trial beginning this week on allegation...

Electric Truckmaker Nikola Prods Investors To Back 200 Million-Share Increase

Nikola wants to begin delivering hydrogen-powered trucks in 2023 after starting production of battery models the second quarter of 2022. Nikola Corp. (Updates to clarify that the proposal is for a sha...