Elon Musk Says Optimus Robots Are Coming Your Way. That Has Tesla Stock on the Rise.

The news may also fire up anticipation ahead of the company's fourth quarter earnings report, which is expected after the market's close next week Wednesday. Shares of Tesla were recently up nearly 4% in afternoon trading. Read Investopedia's full coverage of today's action here. Investors are applauding the anticipated rollout of Tesla's humanoid robots, which would mean progress toward one of the performance-based targets—regarding the number of Optimus robots sold—that eventually would unlock Musk's tril ...