Tesla will report second quarter earnings after markets close on Wednesday.
Why it matters: The market-leading EV maker will provide details on a three-month stretch of record deliveries that beat Wall Street estimates.
The intrigue: It will be the first call with analysts since multiple automakers and charging providers said they will adopt Tesla's North American Charging Standard.
Look for questions on how Tesla executives sees this affecting future revenues and charging expansion plans.
What we're watching: Plans for Tesla's long-delayed and unusual pickup truck, which the company said began production a couple days ago.
And Tesla's ongoing calibration of its pricing will be a focus too, as recent price cuts boost sales but eat into margins.
Also: "On the first-quarter call, management said costs of raw materials would begin to decline, so look for updates here," Morningstar analysts note.
Monitoring the planet's climate this summer can give one the impression that the climate system — which includes the oceans, atmosphere, ice sheets and more — has gone off the rails.
Why it matters: The blitz of extreme weather events is posing dangers to life and infrastructure, and exposing our vulnerabilities even at today's relatively modest level of warming, about 1.2°C (2.16°F) above preindustrial levels.
A firefighter has died after fighting a wildfire in Canada's Northwest Territories — two days after a 19-year-old firefighter was killed while responding to a fire in British Columbia, officials said Sunday.
The heat wave affecting more than 112 million people in at least 17 states is poised to peak this weekend into early next week in the Southwest. But there are growing signs it will merely ebb and re-intensify as the month continues.
Why it matters: The heat is so severe and persistent that it is a deadly threat, even in typically hot locations across the Southwest and West.
