With oil prices above $113 and energy-security worries rising, the article reviews three U.S. stocks led by their founders: Tesla, Sweetgreen and Oracle. Tesla, led by Elon Musk, has a market value of about $1.53 trillion and is pursuing ambitious bets in AI, robotaxis, humanoid robotics and battery storage, where competition is intensifying. Sweetgreen, founded by Jonathan Neman, generated $681.77 million from company-owned U.S. stores and has a market value of about $1.21 billion, though comparable restaurant sales fell 6.2%, with a 4.2% negative mix and no price increase. Oracle, where co-founder Larry Ellison still directs major bets, generated about $62.8 billion from cloud and software, $5.8 billion from services and $3.2 billion from hardware, with a market value near $391.5 billion. The article frames the key question for all three as whether their ambitions and funding needs can translate into cash generation and sustainable returns.
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