NEW YORK: The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade. The vote followed weeks of debate over his management record at the electric car maker and whether anyone deserved such unprecedented pay, drawing heated commentary from small investors to giant pension funds and even the pope.

Big funds, advisory firms and the Pope oppose the exorbitant plan. Approval means shareholders think the polarizing, distracted CEO can top past successes with an AI-powered…

Shareholder votes on a pay package worth $1tn to be tallied 6 November – but it contains milestones beyond growing the company’s market cap

The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.

Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's historic pay package at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Austin, Texas.

Musk’s net worth could soon top $1,000,000,000,000 as Tesla reaffirms its desire for the world’s richest man to lead the electric-vehicle company.

Chants of ‘Elon’ erupt after compensation plan approved despite opposition from several high-profile investors

The world’s richest person could have his net worth nearly double under the proposed payment plan.

The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire.

The unprecedented payday will go into full effect by 2035—as long as Tesla hits ambitious financial and production targets.

NEW YORK: The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock…

Tesla shareholders endorsed a massive pay package for CEO Elon Musk on Thursday at the company's factory in Austin. Cheers of 'Elon' broke out after the vote result was announced,…

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Shareholders at Tesla's annual general meeting in Austin approved a 10-year "mega peformance equity award" that could catapult Elon Musk to trillionaire status.

Musk will have to meet a series of milestones over the next decade to earn it.

Making Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire appears to fit a US investment culture of backing high-flying innovators

Shareholders have approved a pay package that puts an astronomical value on Elon Musk's value as a leader.