 from bloomberg world headquarters in new york i'm doug chrisner it is 6 38 on wall street let's get you caught up on the hour's top stories after the bell a lot in the way of earnings we heard from tesla the company reported a drop in profit to the tune of 45 percent for the latest quarter now this extends a rocky start to the year a year marked by not only slower sales but mass firings across the company you know this was the fourth consecutive miss for tesla