Tesla's "Near-Term Uncertainty"

And, Southwest Airlines sees growth.

October 23, 2025

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Tesla's "Near-Term Uncertainty"

Tesla $TSLA ( ▼ 0.82% ) posted mixed financial earnings results on Wednesday, sending the stock down 3.80% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Tesla reported earnings of 50 cents per share in the past quarter, which were lower than expected. Revenue reached $28.09 billion, which was better than expected.

Quote: “While we face near-term uncertainty from shifting trade, tariff and fiscal policy, we are focused on long-term growth and value creation.” - Tesla in its earnings release.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Investors should not panic, but near-term caution is warranted. Tesla’s fundamentals remain sound, yet trade and fiscal policy turbulence, particularly in U.S.-China relations and post-incentive EV demand, make earnings less predictable into early 2026.

Final Thoughts: Tesla’s stock was only up about 1% in the last 30 days. 

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Newmont (NYSE: NME), American Airlines (Nasdaq: AAL), Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX), Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON), Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK), Ford Motor (NYSE: F), T-Mobile US (Nasdaq: TMUS), Mobileye Global (Nasdaq: MBLY), Blackstone (NYSE: BX), Dow (NYSE: DOW), Hasbro (Nasdaq: HAS), Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), IMAX (NYSE: IMAX), Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP), Simply Good Foods (Nasdaq: SMPL), Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), Western Union (NYSE: WU),Nextracker (Nasdaq: NXT), Deckers Outdoors (NYSE: DECK), Dover (NYSE: DOV), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), AutoNation (NYSE: AN), Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD), Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: DOC), Allegion (NYSE: ALLE), AllianceBernstein (NYSE: AB), Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB), Baker Hughes (Nasdaq: BKR), Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH), CBRE Group (NYSE: CBRE), CenterPoint (NYSE: CNP), Community Health (NYSE: CYH), Coursera (NYSE: COUR), Darling Ingredients (NYSE: DAR), Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR), Euronet (Nasdaq: EEFT), First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC), Garrett Motion (Nasdaq: GTX), Integer Holdings (NYSE: ITGR), Kinsale Capital (NYSE: KNSL), Knowles (NYSE: KN), Lazard (NYSEL LAZ), Lindsay (NYSE: LNN), MaxLinear (Nasdaq: MXL), Millrose Properties (NYSE: MRP), PG&E (NYSE: PCG), Pool (Nasdaq: POOL), Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP), Ryder System (NYSE: R), Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM), Sonic Automotive (NYSE: SAH), SS&C Technologies Holdings (Nasdaq: SSNC), Tractor Supply (Nasdaq: TSCO), TRI Pointe Homes (NYSE: TPH), Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), Valley National (Nasdaq: VLY), VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN), West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE: WST).

Notable IPOs Today: Harvard Ave Acquisition Corporation Unit (Nasdaq: HAVAU).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Muvr (Republic), AtomBeam (StartEngine).

Notable Economic Events Today: Existing Home Sales (10:00 a.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

Southwest Airlines Sees Growth

Southwest Airlines $LUV ( ▼ 2.65% ) jumped 2.13% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after posting good financial earnings results.

Financials: Southwest Airlines reported earnings of 11 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $6.9 billion. Both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: Revenue for Southwest Airlines grew, and the company expects it to continue to climb.

Moderna’s CMV Vaccine Trial

Moderna $MRNA ( ▼ 2.33% ) fell 4.13% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company’s investigational cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine did not pass a trial.

Final Thoughts: Moderna’s stock is down 36% this year.

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