Tesla reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon, and investors looked past revenue and per-share profit misses to focus on news the company kept its goal to launch cheaper EVs in the first half of the year and vowed to have fully autonomous cars on the roads in Austin,

Tesla reports fourth-quarter earnings and revenue on Wednesday and while the EV giant's profit and delivery guidance will be important for investors, so too are several key timelines for products Chief Executive Elon Musk has stressed as integral to Tesla's future.

Options markets can help investors gauge how Tesla stock might react to earnings. Options give the holder the right to buy or sell a stock at a fixed price at some point in the future. Looking at opti

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares initially shrugged off a weak earnings report before the stock got caught in the trade-war sell-off. The electric vehicle (EV) maker had a tough year in 2024, although Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk continues to be very upbeat about the future.

Tesla stock opened down 0.7% at $395.19 ahead of earnings. That isn’t too surprising. Investors' nerves often peak ahead of big events. Coming into this report, Tesla stock has fallen for five of the past six trading days,