Al Root

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Al Root |Callum Keown

NowTesla stock rises as Trump-Musk feud cools and robotaxi launch nearsThe tech billionaire and Tesla CEO said he regrets some of his critical social media posts about US President Donald Trump. Tesla stock rose …10 hours agoYou Are Completely Unprepared for What Tesla's Robotaxi Actually Looks Like"Beautifully simple design," according to Musk. We've finally gotten a glimpse at one of Tesla's Robotaxis in action. But don't expect your socks to be …

3 weeks ago | barrons.com | Anita Hamilton |Al Root |Joe Light |Rupert Steiner

Investors could build a basket of stocks that could benefit if government contracts are pulled from Musk's companies. Barron’s has described Rocket Lab—a smaller space launch service provider—as a mini-SpaceX. It is valued at almost $12 billion. SpaceX is valued at about $350 billion. Shares were up 6.8% in Friday trading, putting shares up about 1% over the past five days. AST SpaceMobile is a little like SpaceX’s Starlink.

3 weeks ago | barrons.com | Al Root |Liz Moyer

Elon Musk left his cost-cutting role in Washington, D.C., marking the occasion with a warm Oval Office press conference last week, standing alongside President Donald Trump.

3 weeks ago | barrons.com | Karishma Vanjani |Al Root |Paulo Trevisani |George Glover

Stocks have reversed course to trade at session highs with less than one hour until the closing bell. Bonds continue to sell off, with the 30-year yield above a key level. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was up 0.7%. The Dow was also in positive territory just barely. All three indexes started the day with losses. The S&P 500's about-face isn't all that common.

1 month ago | barrons.com | Al Root |Callum Keown

Tesla stock was rising on Tuesday morning, even as new data revealed that the electric-vehicle maker’s European sales halved in April.