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Tesla beat Wall Street’s profit expectations to start the year as the automaker said demand for its electric vehicles is rebounding around the globe, hinting at a possible recovery for its long-struggling automotive business.
Adjusted earnings rose to 41 cents a share in the first quarter, the company said Wednesday in a statement, higher than the 34-cent average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. It’s the second straight quarter Tesla’s earnings have exceeded expectations.
Tesla said it “saw continued growth in demand for our vehicles” in parts of Asia-Pacific and South America, along with a rebound in North America and the Europe-Middle East region. The surprisingly optimistic comments come several weeks after the automaker reported one of its worst quarters of auto sales in years.
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Steve Man, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Industrials Research Analyst
Ed Ludlow, Bloomberg Tech co-host
Ross Gerber, President and CEO at Gerber Kawasaki
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- John Butler, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Telecom Analyst discusses how Deutsche Telekom is discussing a potential combination with its American arm T-Mobile to create the world’s biggest phone company. He also discussed AT&T mixed first-quarter earnings report.
- Ken Shea, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Consumer Products Analyst joins to discuss Philip Morris earnings. Philip Morris' profit rose more than expected in the first quarter on sales of smoke-free products including heated tobacco and nicotine pouches.
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President Donald Trump announced he was extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely a day before it was set to expire, even as plans for a fresh round of talks between the two countries fell apart.

In a Truth Social post, Trump said Tuesday he would maintain a blockade over ships coming to and from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. He said Pakistan, which had mediated between the two sides, asked for the US to hold off on fresh strikes and he was extending the ceasefire until Iran submits a new proposal “and discussions are concluded, one way or the other.”

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Wendy Benjaminson, Bloomberg News Senior Editor
Terry Haines, Pangaea Policy Founder
Adam Farrar, Bloomberg Economics Senior Geoeconomics Analyst
Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, Philip Solondz Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute
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Apple named hardware chief John Ternus as the iPhone maker’s next leader, with Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook shifting to the role of executive chairman.

Ternus, 50, will become CEO on Sept. 1, the company said in a statement Monday. The Apple veteran was head of hardware engineering since 2021 and has spent 25 years focused on product development at the iPhone maker. Bloomberg News previously reported that Ternus was Cook’s heir apparent.

Ternus’s hardware engineering division will be taken over by longtime deputy Tom Marieb, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. He will report to newly named Chief Hardware Officer Johny Srouji. In that role, Srouji is gaining oversight of a newly combined hardware engineering and hardware technologies group.

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Bloomberg News Senior Executive Editor for Global Technology Tom Giles
Bloomberg Intelligence Global Tech Research Head Mandeep Singh
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- Liana Baker, Bloomberg News Managing Editor for Deals, discusses Honeywell agreeing to divest its productivity solutions and services business to Brady. Brady will pay $1.4 billion in cash for the business, which is expected to be completed in the second half of this year.
- Scott Howe, CEO of LiveRamp discusses the role of data collaboration in AI, the shift toward more agentic marketing, and how organizations can evaluate their readiness.
- Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist, joins to discuss the fluxation of oil over the last few days. Oil and natural gas prices jumped after renewed risks to energy flows via the Strait of Hormuz threatened to jeopardize much-anticipated peace talks between the US and Iran.
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