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Calculated Shard: 163 (from laksa009)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa163.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/tesla-walks-bitcoin-tightrope\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/tesla-walks-bitcoin-tightrope\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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That type of volatility will make some investors uneasy, especially at a time when the company will need capital to meet its ambitious growth plans.\nTesla is currently building factories in Austin, Texas and Germany and recent reports suggest there are plans for a plant in India.\nThe company aims to grow its annual auto volume by a factor of 40 over the next decade – from about 500,000 vehicles last year to 20 million by 2030. As Tesla’s sales increase so too will operating cash flow, which will help fund the company’s factories.\nCLICK HERE TO READ MORE STORIES ON FOX \nBUSINESS\nTesla being an $800 billion company gives it a “cost of capital advantage” that will help drive its growth, making its investment in bitcoin less of an issue, Nelson said. 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make money selling cars, not by trading cryptocurrencies with shareholder capital,” said Jerry Klein, managing director and partner at New York-based Treasury Partners, an advisory with \\$8 billion in assets. “Companies rely on this cash for many uses including research and development, acquisitions and share buybacks.”\n\nA filing released Monday by Tesla said the Palo Alto-based electric-car maker has amassed a [\\$1.5 billion position in bitcoin](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/tesla-buys-1-5b-in-bitcoin-will-start-accepting-for-cars), worth about 7.8% of its total cash.\n\n[**TESLA BUYS \\$1.5B IN BITCOIN, WILL START ACCEPTING FOR CARS**](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/tesla-stock-5b-offering)\n\nThe company said it might make investments in other alternative reserve assets including digital assets, gold bullion, gold exchange-traded funds or elsewhere.\n\nTesla’s bitcoin holdings are a “relatively small percentage” of its overall cash said Garrett Nelson, an analyst at CFRA Research, noting that companies often make investments in non-core assets.\n\nHe said that while bitcoin’s volatility is “definitely a concern” as the company is currently in “hyper growth mode” which will require a lot of capital.\n\n**[ELON MUSK BACKS BITCOIN, TALKS FUTURE OF CRYPTO CURRENCY](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/elon-musk-backs-bitcoin-talks-future)**\n\nBitcoin’s price has been known to swing 20% in a single day. That type of volatility will make some investors uneasy, especially at a time when the company will need capital to meet its ambitious growth plans.\n\nTesla is currently building factories in Austin, Texas and Germany and recent reports suggest there are plans for a plant in India.\n\nThe company aims to grow its annual auto volume by a factor of 40 over the next decade – from about 500,000 vehicles last year to 20 million by 2030. As Tesla’s sales increase so too will operating cash flow, which will help fund the company’s factories.\n\n**[CLICK HERE TO READ MORE STORIES ON FOX](http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/)** [**BUSINESS**](http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/)\n\nTesla being an \\$800 billion company gives it a “cost of capital advantage” that will help drive its growth, making its investment in bitcoin less of an issue, Nelson said. 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Companies typically hold their corporate cash in safer assets, including short-term fixed income and other Treasury securities in order to ensure liquidity and to limit volatility. \| Ticker \| Security \| Last \| Change \| Change % \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [TSLA](https://www.foxbusiness.com/quote?stockTicker=TSLA) \| TESLA INC. \| 391\.20 \| \-3.81 \| \-0.96% \| \| Powered By \| \| \| \| \| “Most shareholders own Tesla because they expect them to make money selling cars, not by trading cryptocurrencies with shareholder capital,” said Jerry Klein, managing director and partner at New York-based Treasury Partners, an advisory with \$8 billion in assets. “Companies rely on this cash for many uses including research and development, acquisitions and share buybacks.” A filing released Monday by Tesla said the Palo Alto-based electric-car maker has amassed a [\$1.5 billion position in bitcoin](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/tesla-buys-1-5b-in-bitcoin-will-start-accepting-for-cars), worth about 7.8% of its total cash. [TESLA BUYS \$1.5B IN BITCOIN, WILL START ACCEPTING FOR CARS](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/tesla-stock-5b-offering) The company said it might make investments in other alternative reserve assets including digital assets, gold bullion, gold exchange-traded funds or elsewhere. Tesla’s bitcoin holdings are a “relatively small percentage” of its overall cash said Garrett Nelson, an analyst at CFRA Research, noting that companies often make investments in non-core assets. He said that while bitcoin’s volatility is “definitely a concern” as the company is currently in “hyper growth mode” which will require a lot of capital. [ELON MUSK BACKS BITCOIN, TALKS FUTURE OF CRYPTO CURRENCY](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/elon-musk-backs-bitcoin-talks-future) Bitcoin’s price has been known to swing 20% in a single day. That type of volatility will make some investors uneasy, especially at a time when the company will need capital to meet its ambitious growth plans. Tesla is currently building factories in Austin, Texas and Germany and recent reports suggest there are plans for a plant in India. The company aims to grow its annual auto volume by a factor of 40 over the next decade – from about 500,000 vehicles last year to 20 million by 2030. As Tesla’s sales increase so too will operating cash flow, which will help fund the company’s factories. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE STORIES ON FOX](http://www.foxbusiness.com/) [BUSINESS](http://www.foxbusiness.com/) Tesla being an \$800 billion company gives it a “cost of capital advantage” that will help drive its growth, making its investment in bitcoin less of an issue, Nelson said. The company has seen its stock price increase following all [three equity offerings](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/tesla-stock-5b-offering) last year. 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Readable Markdown	[Tesla](http://foxbusiness.com/category/tesla) Inc.’s foray into [bitcoin](http://foxbusiness.com/category/bitcoin) was an “unusual” way to spend its cash, according to some Wall Street investors. Companies typically hold their corporate cash in safer assets, including short-term fixed income and other Treasury securities in order to ensure liquidity and to limit volatility. \| Ticker \| Security \| Last \| Change \| Change % \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [TSLA](https://www.foxbusiness.com/quote?stockTicker=TSLA) \| TESLA INC. \| 391\.20 \| \-3.81 \| \-0.96% \| \| Powered By \| \| \| \| \| “Most shareholders own Tesla because they expect them to make money selling cars, not by trading cryptocurrencies with shareholder capital,” said Jerry Klein, managing director and partner at New York-based Treasury Partners, an advisory with \$8 billion in assets. “Companies rely on this cash for many uses including research and development, acquisitions and share buybacks.” A filing released Monday by Tesla said the Palo Alto-based electric-car maker has amassed a [\$1.5 billion position in bitcoin](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/tesla-buys-1-5b-in-bitcoin-will-start-accepting-for-cars), worth about 7.8% of its total cash. [TESLA BUYS \$1.5B IN BITCOIN, WILL START ACCEPTING FOR CARS](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/tesla-stock-5b-offering) The company said it might make investments in other alternative reserve assets including digital assets, gold bullion, gold exchange-traded funds or elsewhere. Tesla’s bitcoin holdings are a “relatively small percentage” of its overall cash said Garrett Nelson, an analyst at CFRA Research, noting that companies often make investments in non-core assets. He said that while bitcoin’s volatility is “definitely a concern” as the company is currently in “hyper growth mode” which will require a lot of capital. [ELON MUSK BACKS BITCOIN, TALKS FUTURE OF CRYPTO CURRENCY](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/elon-musk-backs-bitcoin-talks-future) Bitcoin’s price has been known to swing 20% in a single day. That type of volatility will make some investors uneasy, especially at a time when the company will need capital to meet its ambitious growth plans. Tesla is currently building factories in Austin, Texas and Germany and recent reports suggest there are plans for a plant in India. The company aims to grow its annual auto volume by a factor of 40 over the next decade – from about 500,000 vehicles last year to 20 million by 2030. As Tesla’s sales increase so too will operating cash flow, which will help fund the company’s factories. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE STORIES ON FOX](http://www.foxbusiness.com/) [BUSINESS](http://www.foxbusiness.com/) Tesla being an \$800 billion company gives it a “cost of capital advantage” that will help drive its growth, making its investment in bitcoin less of an issue, Nelson said. The company has seen its stock price increase following all [three equity offerings](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/tesla-stock-5b-offering) last year. Tesla shares were up 22% this year through Monday compared with the S\&P 500’s 4.25% gain.
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