It’s not yet seven weeks since two of the most powerful men in America bid each other a fond farewell during a meeting in the Oval Office, Elon Musk hanging up his hat as the head of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency and returning to Texas as CEO of Tesla.

Elon Musk's empire isn't exactly crumbling, but it looks increasingly vulnerable as his falling out with President Trump intensifies.Why it matters: The world's richest person enjoyed ballooning wealth in the early days of his alliance with the president,

Dan Ives, an analyst with Wedbush Securities, wrote that Musk's continued push into politics is "exactly the opposite direction" investors want to see.