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along with the weekend's top news and analysis.

Hello, today is Sunday, October 20th, and I'm your host Kim Khan.

Tesla earnings highlight this week as reporting season gains steam.

Analysts expect the EVmaker to post revenue of $29.73 billion and

EPS of 86 cents when issues results on Wednesday.

Gross margin is expected to come in in 18.77%.

For the conference call, a point of major emphasis will be Elon Musk's commentary

on the timing of a new mass market cheaper electric vehicle,

as well as the latest updates on full self-driving energy storage

business and robo-taxy developments. Seeking Alpha analyst Richard Durant who

has a cell rating on the stock says the business faces a critical 12 to 18 month period

as its investments in self-driving technology are reaching a point where significant progress

will be needed for the company to maintain its valuation premium. This is a risky

setup as it is largely unknown how self-driving performance will improve with

access to more data but the results aren't particularly encouraging so far.

But in the bullish camp, Oliver Rodzianco says the recent

we-robot event was a success, despite the precipitant stock decline.

Not only does it show Tesla's investors and customers that the company's

plans have a substantial grounding, but the company should be commended for how quickly it embraced

a full pivot to autonomous taxis, he said.

Although Musk previously announced that Tesla's

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