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Tesla shares slip as Musk sidesteps ‘boring’, if critical, questions

Elon Musk refused to answer several analyst questions that tackled some of the more granular aspects of its Q1 performance and future expectations. By Megan Lampinen

Tesla still isn't making a profit and it spent a sizeable fortune to ramp up Model 3 production in the first quarter (Q1) but it did come out with a smaller loss (US$710m) than most expected. Chief Executive Elon Musk was keen to kick off the analyst earnings call with a deep dive on manufacturing advances but his abrupt refusal to answer certain questions from the investment community sent shares falling to their lowest level in a month.

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