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It’s a good time to be Elon Musk, Bloomberg wrote last week, summing up sentiment towards the real-life inspiration for the Tony Stark character in the movie adaptations of the Iron Man comics. The fictional billionaire in the films is based on Pretoria’s innovator. Stark, the genius entrepreneur, lives a life of unending business success, while creating remarkable technologies with world-changing potential."Shares of Musk’s Tesla Motors have surged 40% since December 1, putting the stock within reach of a 52-week high," Bloomberg wrote. "The acquisition of SolarCity is complete. Musk’s sprawling Gigafactory is now producing battery cells. And Musk has the ear of a surprising fellow in Washington: US president Donald Trump." Trump’s plan is to create more jobs in the US, and Musk’s various companies are already doing that. Electric car maker Tesla — which sold 76,230 cars last year — employs 25,000 in California, where spacecraft company SpaceX is also headquartered. After an explos...
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