Following a stellar earnings report from Tesla, in which its earnings per share soared above analyst bets, Tesla’s stock rocketed to a monthly high on Wednesday. CEO Elon Musk, who has apparently had his fill of Earth-shattering successes, decided to snuff out the rise.
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Discussion Questions:
- What is stock?
- Why is stock price important to a corporation? Why is stock price important to investors?
- What is publicity?
- How do you think publicity (good or bad) could influence stock prices?
- Why do you think Elon Musk’s recent tweet resulted in a signifcant drop in Tesla’s stock price?