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Welcome to Investing Insights.

I'm your host, I Dana Hanson.

Let's kick it off with a look at the Morning Star headlines.

Tesla was on autopilot in the third quarter, reporting positive earnings while offering few surprises.

The electric vehicle maker posted record revenue and deliveries, along with also delivering

volume growth, and improved operating margin company-wide. It comes as Tesla ramps up production

at two new plants, one in Texas and the other in Germany, and it's in line with Morning

Star's view that increased production will increase the factory's profitability and lead to

margin expansion. The company also revealed plans to spend up to $10 billion on share repurchases

next year, and we view that as a good use of excess cash. We expect Tesla will eventually grow

vehicle deliveries to over 5 million vehicles by 2031 while cutting production costs.

We're maintaining our $250 estimate of what we think the stock is worth.

Currently, we view shares as slightly undervalued, but recommend investors wait for the price to come down before buying.

AT&T's third quarter results exceeded Morningstar's expectations, and as a result, we believe

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