Pump ‘n dump
The reactions to an interview between two eccentric billionaires has exposed how little most people understand about what drives inflation
Elon Musk, the billionaire boss of Tesla, interviewed presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Monday. More than 1.2m people tuned in to the chat, which Mr Musk streamed on X, his social media platform. Neither of these men is a stranger to controversy. Many of Mr Trump's claims during the conversation set off a storm of rebuttals and fact-checks online. Bu…