Equity shot: What’s going on with Tesla’s stock price?

Hello and welcome back to

Equity

, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.

This is the first Equity Shot in what feels like a long time, so, let me explain. Most of the time Equity comes out on Friday. It’s a mix of news and chat and venture happenings. It’s fun! But, sometimes, a topic comes up that demands more immediate attention. That’s what happened today as we stared at

Tesla’s

share price wondering what in the hell was going on.

Sure, Tesla isn’t a private company (

yet, at least

), but as the company made it into the first-ever episode of Equity

how can we resist a dive into what is going on today?

Shares of the electric car company are surging — again — today, pushing ever-closer to the $1,000 per-share mark. So,

Danny

, myself

, and Chris

on the turntables, got together to riff and chat about what is going on.

For those of you who want some links, here you go:

• Recent Tesla battery news

  (China’s current economy is a fascinating, separate topic

  .)

• Tesla’s most recent earnings report

• Tesla’s stock chart

• A fresh analyst note

• And yet more

Today was all about fun. The main, more serious (kinda) show is back Friday. Stay cool!

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So much for pessimism