1. July 16—Tesla’s stock drops after Elon Musk calls a British cave diver a pedophile; the diver sues two months later.
2. Aug. 7—Musk tweets he has “funding secured” to take Tesla private, and the Securities and Exchange Commission begins questioning the company over Musk’s tweets within a day.
3. Aug. 17—Stock plunges after the New York Times publishes tearful interview with Musk in which he admits no one reviewed his go-private tweet beforehand.
4. Aug. 24—Musk announces he’s decided to keep Tesla public.
5. Sept. 7—Musk smokes marijuana during a podcast interview; Tesla’s chief accounting officer and and head of human resources leave the company; Musk announces a series of promotions to rebuild his senior management team.
6. Sept. 18—Bloomberg reports Tesla faces Department of Justice investigation over Musk’s take-private statements.
7. Sept. 27—SEC sues Musk, seeking to ban him from being chairman or CEO; Tesla falls the most in almost five years the next day; Musk and Tesla settle with SEC two days later.