
Electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) reported third-quarter financial results this week. With earnings in the rearview mirror, the stock could be under short-term pressure with a new trading window open for CEO Elon Musk.
What Happened: A deal for Musk to acquire social media platform Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is back on with a pending price of $44 billion. To finance the deal, Musk has lined up several backers and also previously sold a portion of his stake in Tesla to raise the necessary funds.