A mixed start is in the offing for Wall Street, according to futures and electric car giant Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is, not for the first time, putting it head up above the parapet.
Shares in Elon Musk's baby nudged up 0.15% after the bell, as it emerged the electric vehicle maker will unveil its planned semi-truck in late October, a month later than planned.
Get ready to meet @TeslaMotors'"beast" of a semi-truck. https://t.co/v1GVJla0K1
— CNN Tech (@cnntech) 14 September 2017
Elsewhere, Lennar Corp (NYSE:LEN) shares were unchanged after hours as the homebuilder said its houses in areas impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey did not incur any flood damage, despite these making up about 40% of Lennar's homebuilding revenue.
However, the company said around 120 new orders and deliveries during the recently completed third quarter were impacted and about 700 delays will be seen in the current quarter.
Meanwhile, Expedia Inc shares (NASDAQ:EXPE) saw shares gain 0.11% to $145.50 after hours as it struck an alliance with the British travel company Thomas Cook.
Under terms of the deal, Expedia becomes Thomas Cook's preferred hotel provider for certain holiday sales.
Last but not least, online retail giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) shed 0.05% to $999.15 as it emerged the group is planning to build a 1mln sq ft warehouse near Mexico City.