He may be the world’s richest person and a personal pal of Donald Trump, but even Elon Musk can have a bad week. Not only has Tesla stock continued to crater as consumers worldwide turn their back on the South Africa-born multibillionaire (some violently) but his right-wing social network X was hit by sporadic outages he blamed on hackers. Even one of his SpaceX rockets blew up, raining debris down on the Earth and endangering passenger airliners.

A big part of Musk’s waning popularity is of course tied to his starring role in gutting the US government on behalf of Trump—and even there he’s not as loved as he once was. On this episode to discuss all of this are Bloomberg Businessweek senior writer Max Chafkin and Elon Musk reporter Dana Hull. Later, Bloomberg stocks reporter Esha Day talks about how the markets have been treating Musk of late. 

He may be the world&rsquo;s richest person and a personal pal of Donald Trump, but even Elon Musk can have a bad week.&nbsp;Not only has Tesla stock continued to crater as consumers worldwide turn their back on the South Africa-born multibillionaire (<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/tesla-facilities-face-wave-attacks-elon-musk-delves-politics-rcna195458" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/tesla-facilities-face-wave-attacks-elon-musk-delves-politics-rcna195458">some violently</a>) but his right-wing social network X was hit by sporadic outages he&nbsp;blamed on hackers. Even one of his&nbsp;SpaceX rockets blew up, raining debris down on the Earth and <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/faa-says-spacex-starship-explosion-disrupted-nearly-240-flights-2025-03-07/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/faa-says-spacex-starship-explosion-disrupted-nearly-240-flights-2025-03-07/">endangering passenger airliners</a>.
A big part of Musk&rsquo;s waning popularity is of course tied to his starring role in gutting the US government on behalf of Trump&mdash;and even there he&rsquo;s not as loved as he once was. On this episode to discuss all of this are&nbsp;Bloomberg Businessweek senior writer Max Chafkin and Elon Musk reporter Dana Hull. Later, Bloomberg stocks reporter Esha Day talks about how the markets have been treating Musk of late.&nbsp;

Elon Musk’s sprawling business empire has granted the billionaire a degree of power and global influence that transcends the industries he’s reshaped. He is the leader of no fewer than six hugely influential companies, spanning electric vehicles to wartime communications, and their innovations could shape the fates of nations. 

Musk is polarizing, confounding and inescapable. And he is the biggest business story of our time. 

Each week, listen in as host David Papadopoulos convenes a panel of Bloomberg Businessweek journalists who are tracking Musk’s companies and the surprising ways they intersect. They break down the business mogul's latest moves and analyze what they could mean for us all.

Elon Musk’s sprawling business empire has granted the billionaire a degree of power and global influence that transcends the industries he’s reshaped. He is the leader of no fewer than six hugely influential companies, spanning electric vehicles to wartime communications, and their innovations could shape the fates of nations. 
Musk is polarizing, confounding and inescapable. And he is the biggest business story of our time. 
Each week, listen in as host David Papadopoulos convenes a panel of Bloomberg Businessweek journalists who are tracking Musk’s companies and the surprising ways they intersect. They break down the business mogul's latest moves and analyze what they could mean for us all.

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The Week Everything Went Wrong

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