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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bernard Condon

Tesla's Q3 profit drops as it prepares for possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX

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Tesla reported a decline in profit for the latest quarter as it prepares for a possible merger with Elon Musk’s other big business, SpaceX.

The electric vehicle maker reported third-quarter net income of $787 million, or 22 cents per share, down 44% from the year-earlier period. Excluding certain items, though, earnings per share of 48 cents beat Wall Street analyst expectations by 3 cents.

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