CEO Elon Musk of $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ is claiming in a social-media post that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a "settlement demand" under which he must agree to a monetary payment with 48 hours or faces securities charges.
"Oh Gary, how could you do this to me?" Musk wrote on X/Twitter, then posted a letter that his lawyer sent to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler criticizing the demanded settlement.
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The market was mixed Friday, with a tech climb bringing the Nasdaq to fresh highs. The S&P 500 was dead flat Friday, while the Dow fell.
Just past 4 pm ET the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ closed flat the         $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ fell 0.20%, and the     $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ climbed 0.12%.
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In macro, trade index numbers arrived from the U.S. Department of Labor. Prices, both export and import came in ab...