Wedbush analyst Dan Ives sharpened his criticism of how Elon Musk is running Tesla Inc., saying the electric-vehicle giant’s chief executive needs to make two major moves to stop the stock’s free fall this year.

An analyst who is one of the biggest boosters of Tesla on Wall Street says Elon Musk is facing a "moment of truth" at his EV company because of a "crisis"

Tesla shares edged modesty higher in early Friday trading, having shed more than $740 billion in value since December, as Elon Musk took a break from his duties as White House job-cutter-in-chief to reassure his own employees that their future is far brighter.