Tesla surprised Wall Street with $1.5 billion in cash

Tesla just handed Wall Street a $1.5 billion surprise. Financial experts expected the company to bleed nearly $5 billion in cash. Free cash flow is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and major equipment costs. "The big surprise today clearly was the free cash flow number." It turns out Tesla found a very comfortable cushion.

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