Tesla CEO Elon Musk slammed Wedbush Global Head of Technology Research Dan Ives on twitter telling him to "shut up" after Ives suggested the board limit Musk's political activity. The tweet comes during a turbulent week that saw shares in the electric vehicle-maker plunge after the billionaire businessman announced he's forming a new political party.

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

Investors at Tesla have implored the electric vehicle manufacturer’s board to rein in their wayward CEO after his latest stunt saw the company’s stock tank. “The board can’t just sit here and watch this go by without saying something and putting guardrails in,