Tesla shares slump over Trump/Musk feud

A war of words has sent Tesla shares spiralling to the company’s largest single-day value decline in history

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC
(Image credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Tesla shares fell 14.3% yesterday (5 June) as CEO Elon Musk entered into a public spat with US president Donald Trump.

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Dan is a financial journalist who, prior to joining MoneyWeek, spent five years writing for OPTO, an investment magazine focused on growth and technology stocks, ETFs and thematic investing.

Before becoming a writer, Dan spent six years working in talent acquisition in the tech sector, including for credit scoring start-up ClearScore where he first developed an interest in personal finance.

Dan studied Social Anthropology and Management at Sidney Sussex College and the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. Outside finance, he also enjoys travel writing, and has edited two published travel books.