It's been a volatile and interesting year for Tesla ( TSLA 3.91%) stock, its CEO, Elon Musk, and its various businesses. The stock has traded as low as $142 and as high as $480 per share over the past 12 months.

The company has announced it will be pressing charges for vandalism against its Superchargers, as backlash against Elon Musk continues.

Tesla needs to launch a true self-driving car to get its stock price back up. It needs to be an AI company more than a car company

Elon Musk's close ties to President Trump is alienating some motorists. Wall Street analysts say that could hurt Tesla.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Even though Tesla shares are down this year on investor worries that CEO Elon Musk is too focused on the cost-cutting department DOGE, Wedbush stuck with its $550 price target and outperform call on the EV maker.

With Tesla crashing below $1 trillion for the first time since election week, Wall Street may finally be waking up to the likelihood of a weak first quarter for Elon Musk's electric-car company.

Billionaire Ron Baron is the founder and CEO of Baron Capital, an asset management company that oversees several mutual funds. The Baron Partners Fund returned 29% annually over the last five years, while the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) returned 15% annually over the same period.

Super Micro surges after filing delayed reports in time with SEC. Tesla's market cap falls below $1 trillion as Europe sales drop. China says Taiwan seeks to give away chip industry to U.S.

Consumer confidence dropped sharply in February, with the Conference Board's index falling to 98.3, driven by inflation concerns and labor market pessimism. Growth stocks declined while bonds rallied, with the Nasdaq Composite down over 1% and the 10-year Treasury yield dropping to 4.3%.