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Elon Musk’s Most Dumbfounding Moments on Tesla’s Earnings Call

Musk said analyst questions were "so dry" and "killing" him. Bloomberg’s Ramy Inocencio reports.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Dana Hull

May 3, 2018 at 12:39 AM UTC

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May 3, 2018 at 1:03 AM UTC

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Elon Musk’s usually chummy relations with Wall Street just took a troubling turn.

During a highly unusual earnings call, Tesla Inc.’s chief executive officer cut off analysts and got defensive about probing questions pertaining to the electric-car maker’s finances. The company burned through more than $1 billion for the third time in four quarters.