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...for large corporations thanks in part to a transparent corporate law regime, years of legal precedent and a community of lawyers....
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...A 2001 study found that companies with a Delaware incorporation enjoyed a premium on their valuations....
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...The company will report first-quarter earnings next week, with investors braced for a drop in profitability....
...blow to Musk’s finances as he seeks billions of dollars of investment for a new artificial intelligence company....
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...Tesla insisted its advisers’ analysis suggested that there would be no discount applied to a company in an untested legal environment....
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...Taking out life insurance on a stranger is “anathema to hundreds of years of public policy” and a violation of the Delaware Constitution, the suit says....
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...Hours after the ruling, which Tesla can still appeal against, Musk wrote on X: “Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware.”...
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