Tesla’s Profit Tumbles as Costs Undermine Record EV Sales

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-Steve Man, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Industrials Research Analyst, recaps Tesla earnings. Tesla Inc.’s profit plunged despite a record quarter of vehicle sales, reflecting ongoing strains on the automotive business. Musk spent much of Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call discussing ambitious but opaque initiatives, including humanoid robot and artificial intelligence programs, and also pleaded with investors to back his trillion-dollar compensation package.

- John Butler, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Telecom Analyst, discusses T-Mobile earnings. T-Mobile US Inc. gained 1 million new mobile phone subscribers in the third quarter and raised its outlook for the year, buoyed by its recent acquisition of US Cellular.

-George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense, & Airlines Analyst, discusses airline earnings. American Airlines Group Inc. reported a smaller-than-expected loss in the third quarter, with an adjusted loss of 17 cents a share. Southwest Airlines Co. posted a surprise adjusted profit in the third quarter, boosted by fees from its new policy of charging passengers for bags.

-Nathan Naidu, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Research Analyst, discusses Bloomberg Intelligence’s cloud gaming deep dive. According to BI, The rising adoption of generative AI will push the video-game industry toward cloud-streamed gaming, a market it expects will reach $35 billion in a decade.

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