Musk may be taking a step back from his full-time gig at the Trump administration’s DOGE. But his companies are still benefiting from the unprecedented relationship between the world’s richest man

It’s been a (self-driving) roller coaster for Tesla ever since inauguration day, with the stock price, investors’ confidence and Wall Street projections rising and falling like Donald Trump’s tariffs as the president binge-watches Fox News and MSNBC, gorges on quarter-pounders and pounds out angry Truth Social posts.

Many of the executives — including representatives of four of the 10 biggest U.S. companies by market value — are seeking business from Saudi investors and a chance to lobby top Trump officials.