Tesla’s stock surges ahead of Inauguration Day, as investors bet on CEO Elon Musk’s ability to influence Federal rule making.

President-elect Donald Trump is set to assume office in less than a week on Jan. 20. His reelection sent jitters across the clean energy ecosystem, and not without reason. Trump has vowed to end the “EV mandate” — policies designed to disincentivize driving gas-powered cars — on the very first day of his presidency.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock saw significant gains Friday thanks to multiple catalysts. The company's share price closed out the daily session up 3.1% and had been up as much as 6.3% earlier in trading.

After establishing that consensus is expecting a 15%-type 4Q gross auto margin … and 10% to 15% volume growth in 2025, there was extremely little discussion about the Tesla c

Shares of Tesla Inc. surged nearly 5% on Friday, on course to break two consecutive weeks of losses, as optimism among retail and institutional investors improved just days ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second-term inauguration.