Tesla Earnings Put Margins and Cash Flow Back in Focus

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Tesla is due to report third-quarter 2026 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 21, following a quarter in which the company delivered 486,532 vehicles and deployed 13.7 gigawatt-hours of energy storage products, according to its delivery report. The delivery count says nothing yet about how much Tesla earned on each car or … Read more

S&P 500 Closes Out Its Best First Half Since 2020

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The S&P 500 closed the first half of 2026 at 7,449.36, up 0.79% on June 30 and 9.55% higher for the year, marking the strongest first half performance for major U.S. indexes since the pandemic recovery of 2020. Beneath that headline number sits a more complicated story, one shaped by concentrated technology leadership, shifting Federal … Read more

Federal Reserve Interest Rates 2026: Inside Kevin Warsh’s Hawkish First Meeting as Chair

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The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady at 3.5% to 3.75% on June 17, marking the fourth consecutive meeting without a change and the first policy decision under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. While the rate hold itself was widely anticipated, the tone of the meeting was not. A sharply shortened policy statement, … Read more