Elon Musk tells Tesla bull Dan Ives to 'shut up'
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Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) analyst Dan Ives isn't being quiet when it comes to CEO Elon Musk's political drama, even though Musk directly told him to "shut up."
Tesla CEO Elon Musk slammed Wedbush Global Head of Technology Research Dan Ives on twitter telling him to "shut up" after Ives suggested the board limit Musk's political activity. The tweet comes during a turbulent week that saw shares in the electric vehicle-maker plunge after the billionaire businessman announced he's forming a new political party.
Dan Ives, an analyst with Wedbush, wrote that Musk's continued push into politics is "exactly the opposite direction" investors want to see.
Tesla analyst Dan Ives lays out 3 ways the company's Board of Directors could oversee Musk's political push and help protect shareholders.