What's Ahead in the Week: Will Tesla Stock Recharge After Earnings?

In 'What's Ahead on Wall Street' for the week of May 2, another wave of earnings from big companies, ranging from food to tech.
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In 'What's Ahead on Wall Street' for the week of May 2, another wave of earnings from big companies, ranging from food to tech. Starting off the week, Anadarko Petroleum (APC) - Get Report and Sysco (SYY) - Get Report report, followed by CVS Health (CVS) - Get Report , Sprint (S) - Get Report and Etsy (ETSY) - Get Report on Tuesday. Then midweek, Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) - Get Report , Kraft Heinz (KHC) - Get Report and Tesla Motors (TSLA) - Get Report  report results. Thursday is another busy day with Alibaba (BABA) - Get Report , Occidental Petroleum (OXY) - Get Report and Chesapeake Energy (CHK) - Get Report telling us how they did in the latest quarter. Then, we finish off the week with Cigna (CI) - Get Report . One of the reports investors will be closely watching is Tesla. Wall Street expects the electric car maker to post a loss of $0.57 a share on revenue of over $1 and a half billion during the recent quarter. The bottom line will likely fall while the top line is projected to grow year-over-year. In the last few months, the company has been having issues with its Model X production--its electric SUV car. Nonetheless, analysts believe it is on track to surpass the launch curve of its Model S counterpart in the second half of 2016. Even though there are concerns about Tesla's cash flow and margins, analysts believe the company could continue to benefit from the booming electric vehicle industry. On the economic calendar, we kick off the week with the ISM manufacturing index. Then midweek, we get the international trade, followed by jobless claims on Thursday. Finally, we end the week with the employment situation. TheStreet's U-Jin Lee reports from New York.