Stocks rose Tuesday, led by tech. AI fears loom as Meta, Microsoft report earnings. Tesla faces policy risks. Fed decision, major earnings, and government cuts ahead.

Good morning. Meta and Tesla shares gain on solid earnings news. The European Central Bank is widely expected to cut rates again. And increasing thefts in Britain are costing retailers billions of pounds.

Tesla's fourth-quarter and full-year earnings day is here — a highly anticipated report that is expected to be released after market close Wednesday.

With Tesla set to release its latest quarterly earnings report, Wall Street thinks the stock can keep rising on a "golden age" for automation and AI.

Tesla's earnings call is today at 5:30 pm ET. TSLA stock heads into the report down 1.4% YTD. Analysts are focused on self-driving and robotaxis.

Coverage and analysis of electric vehicle maker Tesla's fourth-quarter financial results, Q&A call, and the stock's reaction.

Shares of Tesla ( TSLA 4.28%) were moving higher today, overcoming a weak earnings report after CEO Elon Musk spent much of the earnings call pumping up the stock and making big promises about autonomy. As of 1:11 p.m. ET, the stock was up 4.7% on the news.

Tesla shares opened up 3.6% in Frankfurt trading on Thursday, even as quarterly results at the U.S. electric vehicle maker fell short of Wall Street expectations. Tesla said it was on it was on track to roll out new,