- While Elon Musk says Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Shanghai factory should cost around $2B, Goldman believes the price tag could be double or more that amount, writes Jacky Wong. And that cash needs to be raised on top of the $4.3B in refinancing necessary on existing paper coming due in 2020.
- Then there's time - it could be two-three years before the new factory will be up and operating. In the meantime, the company will continue to suffer under tariffs and competitors will continue to catch up.
- In other news, Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas is out with a bullish note - he thinks the company could provide very strong guidance on profits and cash flow for Q4.
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