Tesla Inc. shares have nearly doubled in value since the last time the company reported earnings— a set-up that usually spells high expectations for upcoming results. But its car-selling business has become a sideshow to Elon Musk’s political prominence.

Follow live coverage and analysis of the electric vehicle maker's fourth-quarter financial results, Q&A call, and the stock's reaction.

Tesla is scheduled to report quarterly earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday. Wall Street is bullish headed into the results, with excitement growing for the EV maker's AI initiatives. Analysts will be listening for updates on self driving,

A Polish government minister called for a boycott of Tesla vehicles after billionaire Elon Musk said there was “too much focus on past guilt” in an apparent reference to Germany’s wartime atrocities under the Nazis.

Elon Musk's endorsement of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of the country's general election has sparked calls for a boycott of his electric vehicles elsewhere in Europe. Mr Musk,