Telsa (NASDAQ:TSLA) this week reported a dismal quarterly performance, but investors still rewarded the stock after top boss Elon Musk promised to return his focus to the company from his government advisory role and said the firm's robotaxi and artificial intelligence ambitions remained on track.

Tesla investors think Elon Musk has his work cut out for him once he steps back from DOGE.

I'll continue to advocate for lower tariffs rather than higher tariffs, but that's all I can do,” Musk said about Trump’s tariffs.