Musk has called to “kill” Trump’s policy bill, criticizing the legislation as “massive, outrageous” and “pork-filled.”

Shares of Tesla dropped on Thursday as Trump responded to Elon Musk's criticism of the budget bill.The stock fell as much as 18% as the president and the Tesla CEO traded barbs.Tesla shares are now down roughly 32% year-to-date.

Shares of Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker are falling sharply Thursday as investors fear his dispute with Donald Trump could end up hurting the company.

Dollar Tree’s stock falls after quarterly results beat expectations but the near-term profit outlook disappointed.

Dollar Tree stock fell even as the discount retailer reported quarterly earnings that beat analysts’ expectations. Fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.26 a share on sales of $4.6 billion topped analysts’ expectations for earnings of $1.

U.S. stock futures rose after reports Trump and Xi spoke on the phone, triggering hopes of a US-China trade deal soon.

Stocks were mostly higher with new data on trade imbalances and an interest-rate cut in Europe aiding market sentiment.