For months, Tesla shareholders were tormented by Elon Musk’s role in the administration of President Donald Trump. But any relief brought by his formal government exit last week quickly turned to fear as the electric-vehicle maker’s chief executive traded barbs with his former boss.

U.S. stocks rose on Friday after a better-than-expected jobs report calmed worries about the economy, while Tesla rebounded from a sharp plunge a day earlier and technology stocks continued to rise. Data showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 139,

Investors fear that the dispute between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump "will stop their friendship and change the regulatory environment for Tesla on the autonomous front over the coming years under the Trump administration,