Liam Denning In between dabbling in geopolitics and buying-rejecting-not-really-buying Twitter, Elon Musk runs a car company. Tesla Inc. reported results that were somehow simultaneously great and yet humdrum. Revenue jumped 56% versus a year ago, but missed expectations by 3%; the stock fell slightly after hours on Wednesday. Such is the flip-side of high expectations. Musk appeared on the call …

Adidas AG’s next chief executive officer is set to inherit an even tougher job. The company warned that unsold goods are piling up as consumer demand weakens across China and western markets. That sent the German sport apparel maker’s stock slumping as much as 10%. Problems are accumulating under outgoing Chief Executive Officer Kasper Rorsted, including a publicity crisis over …

Families of passengers killed in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets were deemed by a federal judge to be official crime victims entitled to consultation before the US Justice Department cuts any deals with the maker of the flawed aircraft. US District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas said in a ruling he will now determine what remedies the families …