The meeting of company builder and monarch was never going to end well

US president signals he may cut billionaire’s contracts with the federal government

The sudden fallout ended a nearly yearlong partnership, during which Mr. Musk helped propel Mr. Trump to the White House and became one of the president’s top advisers.

The real cause of their falling out has little to do with the US fiscal deficit

If they don’t broker a peace deal, their squabble could get messier and more expensive for both of them

The incentives for Mr Musk to make up with the president are powerful

The meeting of company builder and monarch was never going to end well

Global companies lobby lawmakers to reject extra levies on countries deemed to treat US unfairly

US president’s billionaire backer acknowledges posts on social media platform X went too far