Big questions await Tesla and Musk on Wednesday's earnings call. Will stock analysts ask them?
The heat on Elon Musk is approaching full boil.
Tesla is low on cash. A $920-million debt payment comes due in March. Demand for Tesla cars appears to be softening. Thousands of workers just got laid off.
On Wednesday, Tesla is set to release fourth-quarter and full-year earnings data. Musk warned last week to expect a lower fourth-quarter profit. The next quarter might not be profitable at all, he said. The company scored a healthy profit last quarter, but that's looking like an aberration.
After the earnings release, Musk will hold a conference call with stock analysts. The questions historically tended toward softball when they weren't weird. ("Elon, who do you
