Tech companies sell the future, and few do so more determinedly than Tesla. During Wednesday night’s earnings conference call, for example, comparatively little time was spent discussing the latest vehicle numbers or the company's weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results.

Tesla reported weaker-than-expected earnings. Shares were down shortly after the results were released. For the fourth quarter, Tesla announced earnings per share of 73 cents. Wall Street was looking for 75 cents,

Wall Street are pointing mostly higher in premarket trading while more corporate earnings poured in a day after the Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark lending rate alone

Meta Platforms, Tesla and most other U.S. stocks are rising Thursday following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies.