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,

U.S. stock indexes opened higher on Friday after a strong jobs report calmed worries over the health of the labor market, while Tesla shares rebounded on signs of cooling tensions between CEO Elon Musk and U.

The relationship between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump appears to have entered a new phase of pronounced tension and public disagreement.