Senator Elizabeth Warren isn’t happy with Elon Musk’s monumental workload—and the possibility that it’s damaging shareholders’ interests. Warren, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts, wrote to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday to call for a probe into Musk’s various business interests. In the nine-page letter first obtained by CNBC, Warren urged the SEC to investigate how Tesla’s board of directors had managed “the apparent conflicts of its CEO, Elon Musk.” She...

Employees at major Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. have just been given a new workplace perk: the freedom to pursue side hustles. The publicly listed company, which is headquartered in Japan but has more than 100 offices across 63 countries, told Bloomberg it lifted its ban on employees earning money from other avenues. “After implementing policies on remote work and flexible work hours, we believed the time was right to do even more, so employees can pursue both career development and...