Why Tesla Shares Are Rising Ahead of the Company's Earnings Report and Elon Musk's Critical Earnings Call

Shares of the electric-vehicle (EV) company Tesla (TSLA 4.53%) traded nearly 5% higher, as of 2:26 p.m. ET today. The company will report its first-quarter earnings results after the market closes, followed by a conference call that will likely feature CEO Elon Musk.All eyes on MuskTesla already disclosed earlier this month that deliveries came in around 337,000 for the quarter, one of the worst showings in over two years, so investors aren't overly concerned about the numbers. Wall Street analysts are proj ...