Elon Musk's companies have benefited from government contracts, including SpaceX through its relationships with the Pentagon and NASA.

President Donald Trump on Thursday is set to sign more executive orders and visit the Federal Reserve. Trump's trip to the central bank's headquarters comes amid his relentless criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rates and over the massive renovation project at the Fed.

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has promised to lay out his company’s plans for the mighty Starship rocket in an upcoming event. In a post on X on Thursday night, he said the presentation will take place shortly before the rocket’s 10th flight test, which is expected to take place next in the first half of next month.

That’s bad no matter how you look at it, but for Tesla, it might be the best way to explain the biggest problem facing both the company and its CEO, Elon Musk. Because, while Musk is trying to sell a story of the future,