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Tesla no longer owns the federal government a dime. On Wednesday the company announced it had repaid the outsanding balance of $451.8 million, with interest, on its 2009 Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan from the Department of Defense. That means taxpayers earned a very, very small $12 million profit on the loan.
Outgoing Chairman Whitacre said he would leave, but few expected it so soon
Second-quarter GDP figures saw the biggest leap since reunification
So that's why DC doesn't care for a second stimulus
Not bad for a company previously running on bailouts
Hints the central bank fears a double-dip recession
While the jobless fall further behind
Art Laffer, inventor of the world's most destructive geometric shape, is still performing old party tricks
Blame the government
The risks ahead
The former Treasury secretary makes a splash with Sunday comments
Hint: it's not by aiming straight for the money
Are Bill Gates and Warren Buffett the new robber barons?
More bad news in the job market
Learn more than you cared to know about the Founding Fathers
Or is the bullish outlook a myth?
America's largest brick-and-mortar bookseller goes up for sale
Kudlow and Stockman, two former Reagan staffers, square off over renewing the Bush tax cuts
The treasury secretary finds signs of life
The electric car continues to polarize
A new partnership threatens the credit card cartel
Are they worth it?
And other highlights from Fox News Sunday
Assessing the auto bailout one year later
Analysts dissect the new report out of the Commerce Department
Introducing the Wylys
A revealing portrait of the "reverse Robin Hood" problem
Ross Douthat advances it, liberals offer rebuttals, engaging debate ensues
Weighing the cost of going electric
Lawmakers move to cut pay, bloggers question their motives
Will Robert Dudley be able to reverse the oil giant's fortunes and repair its public image?
It's not all bad news!
The chief executive is expected to be out by tomorrow
Lessons for Detroit
Unexpectedly good news on the state of European banks--but analysts urge caution
Why? The computer manufacturer makes amends for accounting fraud
How much will they cost? And is BP buying scientists' silence?
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