Kenneth Underwood

The U.S.-China trade deal is increasingly embattled, and its terms may not survive until November as tensions between the world’s two largest economies boil over, a top international analyst told Yahoo Finance on Friday. As the U.S. struggles to control the rampant spread of the coronavirus in several states, ructions on the trade front may soon shake the markets.

While companies have scrambled to keep the U.S. supply chain running amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the pressure is mounting for the pork industry. Tyson Foods (TSN), the country’s largest meat producer, became the latest company to cause concern of a possible shortage after it announced it was suspending operations at its pork production plant in Waterloo, Iowa (though its CFO told Yahoo Finance this week that consumers shouldn’t panic about a potential meat shortage).

Tesla’s (TSLA) stellar 2020 continued Tuesday, with shares surging another 13%+. Elon Musk’s car company has now seen shares increase almost 40% this week and a nearly a staggering 115% this year. But why? What gives this electric car company the edge that has it on track to become the most valuable automaker in the world?