Tesla CEO Elon Musk has seemingly given up on an affordable personal vehicle, which investors have long propped up as a possible saving grace. During this week's earnings call, Musk went as far as to mock the idea of a non-autonomous $25,

Elon Musk added $33.5 billion to his net worth Thursday as Tesla Inc. shares posted their biggest gain in more than a decade, extending the world’s richest man’s lead atop the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

While critics bemoan Elon Musk’s politics and social media habits, Tesla shareholders celebrate the billionaire’s ability to make electric vehicles. Tesla stock rallied more than 12 percent in after-hours trading as it published its third-quarter results,