Wall Street's main indexes rose on Thursday, driven by post-earnings advances in Meta and Tesla, although Microsoft's weak cloud forecast and downbeat results from Cigna dampened investor enthusiasm. Microsoft MSFT.O dropped 4.7% after forecasting disappointing growth in its cloud computing business.

Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms helped lead most U.S. stocks higher after a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies

Tesla said it sold 1.79 million vehicles in 2024, the first drop in more than a dozen years despite offers of 0% financing, free charging and low-priced leases

The tech earnings season commences on Wednesday with reports from Meta, Microsoft, and Tesla, followed by Apple on Thursday.

China's DeepSeek took the world by storm this week by introducing an AI model that runs efficiently on older NVIDIA GPUs, using only a tiny fraction of the budget OpenAI, Meta, Tesla, Microsoft, and others have spent building their AI infrastructure. It has raised serious questions about future spending for AI build-outs.

"Investing 'very heavily' in capital expenditure and infrastructure is going to be a strategic advantage over time," Mark Zuckerberg said.

U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday, driven by strong earnings reports. Tesla's promise to deliver affordable models enhanced market optimism, despite Microsoft's cloud forecast disappointment. Tariff tensions from President Trump loomed,

Tesla shares rallied Thursday even after delivering a fourth-quarter earnings report that fell short of expectations and sealed a second consecutive year of declining profits, as investors focused on bullish commentary from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and updated production timelines,

A quick look at Elon Musk’s social media pages makes it clear that he’s more focused on his work in Washington D.C. than anything involving electric vehicles (EVs) or rockets. 💰💸 Don’t miss the move: SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE Daily newsletter 💰💸 Even as Tesla TSLA prepares to report its Q4 earnings and full-year guidance after market close Wednesday,