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by Wohlf 2157 days ago
First and foremost, the stock market is not the economy. Second, stocks are primarily traded on their expected future value, not current profits, hence why companies like Tesla have a price to earnings ratio that is absurd.
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Tesla's stock price makes zero sense in any plausible scenario. I understand the narrative, but unless Tesla becomes the only car company on the planet, it can't be worth 10x Ford
Robin Hooders + solar energy + funds that buy Tesla after 4 x profit profitable quarters + China + ...

Still doesn't explain the crazy valuation