Tesla's second-quarter earnings report will provide insights into the state of the core business — but it's the company's future that investors will be focused on more than ever.
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US stock futures edged lower on Wednesday as investors prepared for a packed earnings calendar led by several of the technology sector’s biggest names, while rising oil prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East added another layer of uncertainty to global markets. Market participants are looking to results from Alphabet, Texas Instruments and Tesla for fresh indications about artificial intelligence spending, semiconductor demand and the outlook for some of the market’s most closely watc
July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday, pressured by weakness in chip stocks, as investors remained cautious ahead of the first batch of Big Tech earnings that could decide
Today Earnings: AT&T, GE Vernova, PulteGroup, CME Group, Moody’s, Philip Morris International Earnings (p.m.): Alphabet, Tesla, IBM, Southwest Airlines, Texas Instruments, CSX, ServiceNow, Raymond James Economic data: The Energy Information Administration will release its weekly petroleum status report.
Tesla is set to report second-quarter earnings after Wednesday's market close. For the period, Wall Street is looking for earnings per share of 55 cents and an operating profit of $1.7 billion from sales of $27.3 billion, according to FactSet. Higher oil prices, Tesla incentives, and EV retrenchment from traditional car makers helped boost Tesla’s numbers.
U.S. futures declined amid rising oil prices as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies ahead of the peak earnings season.
Tesla reports Q2 earnings today. Here's what to expect on EPS, revenue, margins, and robotaxi updates from Elon Musk's flagship company.
Gene Munster forecasts Tesla automotive gross margins slightly above the Street’s 19.5% estimate.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped over 5%, its best single-day gain in a month, as bargain buyers piled onto semiconductor stocks.

Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton takes a closer look at the top stories for investors to watch on Wednesday, Jul. 22, including Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA) quarterly earnings results.
Tesla's Q2 EPS will answer important questions about the company's legacy EV business, energy growth, and future product timelines.
The company didn't say how many are in each city, and has taken a far more cautious approach to scaling the network than CEO Elon Musk had promised.
Tesla Rises Before Earnings; Options Traders Expect Major Breakout
Tesla launched its Robotaxi service in Orlando and Tampa, its third launch in Florida after debuting the autonomous service in Miami earlier this month.
The state of Tesla's robotaxi service will be a key topic of discussion during its earnings call on Wednesday. The stock rose more than 2.5%.

Since going public on June 12, SpaceX (SPCX) confirmed that it will report its first quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4. Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferre and Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma join the Opening Bid panel to talk more about what investors could be expecting after SpaceX's stock has since fallen below its IPO price.
Tesla on Tuesday expanded its robotaxi service to Orlando and Tampa, as the electric-vehicle maker races to prove that it can scale its autonomous ride-hailing business beyond its initial launch markets. The move comes a day before Tesla reports second-quarter earnings, with Wall Street closely watching the progress on robotaxis, which underpin much of the company's valuation as CEO Elon Musk shifts focus toward artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and humanoid robots. Tesla launched its robotaxi service in Austin in June last year and expanded to Dallas and Houston earlier this year and Miami this month.
As strange as it sounds. Tesla’s earnings aren’t that important on its second-quarter earnings report. Come to think of it, that isn’t that strange for Elon Musk’s EV maker.
Tesla reported mixed second quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations after the closing bell on Wednesday. But its cash burn rate was less than expected. Investors may be looking for more on its physical AI build-outs.
Tesla will report second quarter results after the closing bell on Wednesday. For the first time in a long while, the car business is not the problem, but increased cash burn could be.
As strange as it sounds. Tesla’s earnings aren’t that important on its second-quarter earnings report. Come to think of it, that isn’t that strange for Elon Musk’s EV maker.
Tesla Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Cybercab fleet expansion does not impress investor Gary Black of The Future Fund LLC, who says that any expansion would not amount to much unless true autonomy is achieved. Cybercab Irrelevant to Investors In a response to user @CuriousPejjy, who talked about the recent sighting of over 245 Cybercab units at the company’s Giga Texas facility, Black said that the number of “cybercabs parked at Giga Texas is irrelevant to investors” as long as the vehicles could not auto
TSLA has also dropped 8% over the past month and 6% over three months, while Apple, Alphabet, Nvidia and Amazon remain positive for the year.