Has dabbling in politics ever proved so costly? Between its peak last December and its dismal first-quarter sales and earnings report last week, Tesla lost roughly $800bn in market value. That knocked a cool $100bn or so off the wealth of its co-founder and CEO, Elon Musk. The shares have since bounced a little, in part as investors have cheered Musk’s promise to step back from wielding a chainsaw in US government departments as head of Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, and spend more time running the electric vehicle maker. But repairing the damage to Tesla will require more than just a slightly less distracted boss.
涉足政治有过如此惨重的代价吗？从去年12月的巅峰到上周报告悲催的第一季度销售和盈利，特斯拉(Tesla)的市值蒸发约8000亿美元。这使其联合创始人和首席执行官埃隆•马斯克(Elon Musk)的财富缩水约1000亿美元。此后，特斯拉股价已略有反弹，部分原因是投资者欢迎马斯克的最新承诺：缩减他作为唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)所谓的政府效率部(DOGE)负责人、对美国政府部门“挥舞电锯”的职责，而是要将更多时间投入经营这家电动汽车制造商。但是，要修复特斯拉受到的损害，仅仅让老板少分一些心还不够。