Tesla Shares Surge on Narrower Than Expected Quarterly Loss

Tesla posted a narrower than expected quarterly loss.
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Tesla (TSLA) - Get Report reported a net loss of $1.33 per share for the second quarter, while analysts were expecting a much deeper loss of $1.82.

Revenue of $2.79 billion topped forecasts of $2.5 billion and crushed the $1.3 billion in sales Tesla saw during the same quarter last year.

We know much money Tesla burns, but cash levels at the end of the second quarter topped $3 billion.

The company delivered just over 47,000 Model S and X units for the first half of 2017.

Tesla shares are up 3% in after hours trading.

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