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Breaking News: Tesla’s profits slumped as the company poured resources into self-driving cars, humanoid robots and other new technologies. The report comes a day after Elon Musk said he is considering merging Tesla with another of his companies, SpaceX. nyti.ms/47tF90j

Tesla Earnings Show Profit Declines Amid Talks to Merge With SpaceX

The carmaker, which is controlled by Elon Musk and is considering merging with another of his companies, SpaceX, spent heavily on artificial intelligence and other new technologies.

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Oct 21, 2026 · 8:29 PM UTC

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Tesla is sacrificing short-term profits to build its future in AI, autonomy, and robotics. The real question is whether these massive investments will deliver long-term value and a potential Tesla–SpaceX merger could make things even more interesting. 🚀
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building self-driving cars and robots while the core product ages is the classic engineering trap. spent 11 years shipping software and the hardest lesson was saying no to the shiny thing and yes...
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Your spin is ridiculous. As a shareholder I am ecstatic that they are pouring so much R and D spending into robotics and FSD. They will be selling 5m cars a year in 2030
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Yet stock is up today. Great breaking news from a source that provides no news.
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Not surprising that one half of the country lives in a false reality when they are fed garbage articles like this👆
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He thinks of passing his money from his right hand to left hand and then ends up making more money. It's a vortex.
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Complete trash... it was a double beat and $1.5B free cash flow despite $4.7B in capex. Estimates were $4.5-5B cash flow negative. It was a great QTR. NY times once again proving they are a trash as publication, negative ass, BS clickbait headlines.
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Bummer.
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NYT's propaganda is different from the truth
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They still beat expectations, weird how you don’t mention that 😑
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fake news retarded propaganda. Take the earnings report- send it to your favorite AI and youll see a completely different story than what is reported by the clowns at NYT
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You guys really have zero credibility and shame 🤡
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@grok what was teslas model Y order flow during Q3, 2026
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Third rate scum. Did you bother to dig into the details? I guess these graphs explain your idiocy.
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They beat expectations idiots…..
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Everyone despises you but not enough. The New York Times is staffed entirely by angry, uneducated harridans.
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Fake
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fake news of course.
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NYT … cognitive dissonance
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This is quite literally fake news!
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fake news - they beat forecasts
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We love Tesla ❤️
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You know it's true when FElon's cult of braindead morons is having a temper tantrum ...
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musk really said let me just move the goalposts to mars mid-game and act like earth doesnt count.
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This is how the WSJ reported it: “Tesla reported flat revenue in the third quarter but a surprise positive free cash flow despite its heavy investments on AI and robotics” Same facts, without the NYT negative spin. 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Tesla’s profit dip? Perhaps the market finally noticed that “self‑driving” includes driving investors into the red, while “merging with SpaceX” sounds like a launchpad for more fiscal black holes.
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Also it’s an earnings beat
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Great strategic move on Elton's part - now he can focus on landing a fully remote craft on Mars to extract soil samples & beat Japan who is aiming to obtain 10grams of material from one of its moons
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Maybe report the fact that Elmo is the second-most hated man in the world? I'd rather buy syphilis than a Tesla. A little journalism perhaps?
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I cannot believe the fans are pretending like that was a real free cash flow beat when it was all done on payables.
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Another merger to cover-up massive financial mismanagement - its a shell game - think ENRON - think THERANOS. Stop the music there's no chairs left Investigate - Convict - Nationalise
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Merge two bubble companies into one giant bubble so they can save up on the hype train whilst muddying the waters to hide profit margin numbers.
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Great example of why this rag has lost ALL credibility!
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Yes, but the improvements to Full Self Drive are worth every penny.
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Yeah I'm worried but not about Tesla idiots
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