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  "id": 16035817,
  "title": "Tesla beat profit expectations and avoided cash burn as SpaceX merger is studied",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/tesla-beat-profit-expectations-and-avoided-cash-burn-as-spacex-merger",
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  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:30:28.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://qz.com/tesla-earnings-beat-free-cash-flow-spacex-merger-102226"
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  "summary": "Free cash flow was $1.5 billion after a negative second quarter, while Tesla stock fell more than 3% in extended trading",
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      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Elon Musk Reclaims Trillionaire Status After Gaining $88 Billion On SpaceX, Tesla Jump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/elon-musk-reclaims-trillionaire-status-after-gaining-88-billion-on",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:43:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Tesla's profit drops as it explores a possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/teslas-profit-drops-as-it-explores-a-possible-merger-with-musks-other",
        "published": "2026-10-22T05:53:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "The biggest hurdle to a SpaceX merger with Tesla isn’t Elon Musk. It’s Tesla’s shareholders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/the-biggest-hurdle-to-a-spacex-merger-with-tesla-isnt-elon-musk-its",
        "published": "2026-10-22T10:43:29.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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