Viewsroom: Tesla’s improbable ride

Viewsroom

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4.4 • 58 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Neither car sales nor the potential of robo-taxis justifies the $136 bln electric-vehicle maker’s shares almost doubling this year. Defying logic, Elon Musk’s barely profitable firm is now the world’s second most valuable car company. Plus, the U.S. elections fiasco in Iowa. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Where do you find a clear signal in a world of static?
0:03.2	In a time of rapid change cut through the noise,
0:06.2	the economist goes beyond the headlines to decode the forces shaping today and defining tomorrow.
0:12.7	Get the full story.
0:14.1	It's more than news.
0:15.4	It's a trusted global perspective.
0:17.7	The economist know which way is up.
0:20.8	The views expressed on this podcast are those of the participants. perspective. The economist know which way is up.
0:26.3	The views expressed on this podcast are those of the participants, not of Roiders' news.
0:31.4	Welcome to the Views Room, a podcast from Reuters Breaking Views. I'm Jennifer Sabah, and I'm
0:35.8	joined by my colleagues, Anthony Curry,
0:37.9	and Anna Shamansky. Hi, Anthony and hi Anna.
0:41.0	Hello.
0:41.5	Hello.
0:42.5	All right, so what on earth went wrong in Iowa this week?
0:46.1	Later in the show, we'll delve into the debacle at the state's caucuses to select a Democratic candidate for U.S. president.
0:53.6	Before that, we're going to tackle another conundrum.
0:57.4	What the blazes is going on with Tesla's stock price.
1:01.0	It is now one of the most valuable car companies in the world.
1:04.5	Yeah, that's right.
1:05.0	Actually, the only car company that's worth more than it is than Tesla is Toyota,
1:10.0	which boggles the mind in so many different ways.
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