Rufus /ru-fus/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced ROO-fuss. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Rufus is red-haired. Most common in the 19th century.Biblical: the name of two first-century Christians.See also Rufino and Russell.ufus /ru-fus/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced ROO-fuss. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Rufus is red-haired. Most common in the 19th century.
How Elon Musk funded his massive business empire with $4.9 billion in government subsidies leaving the U.S. taxpayer to shoulder much of the cost. 1  Elon Musk has raked in a multibillion dollar fortune from his companies. 2  He is CEO of of both Tesla and SpaceX and the chairman of SolarCity.
Thanks in part to that contract, Musk, who initially invested $100 million of his own money, raised $1 billion from new investors including Google and Fidelity in January 2015, valuing the company north of $10 billion.esla Motors said on Friday that it delivered almost 50 percent more vehicles in the third quarter, as it begins to ship the first pure electric SUV, the Model X. The company said it delivered 11,580 vehicles in the third quarter, a 49 percent increase over the same quarter last year.