Shares of General Electric drop after announcing a $6.2 billion charge, but BlackBerry surges on news of a new software for connected cars. We also look at shares of Alphabet, on news Google is laying underwater cables to grow its cloud business. Plus a preview of the Detroit Auto Show. We'll take a look at the hottest cars at the event and how new technologies, from connected vehicles and self-driving make their presence known. And what to expect as Google, Facebook, and Twitter head to Capitol Hill. We break down what's in store with GBH's Daniel Ives and CFRA's Scott Kessler.

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Tesla sales jump after months of boycotts
Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30. The company reported Thursday that sales in the three months through September rose 7% compared to the same period a year ago. The gain follows two quarters of steep declines as people turned off by CEO Elon Musk’s foray into right-wing politics avoided buying his company’s cars and even protested at some dealerships. Sales rose to 497,099 vehicles, compared with 462,890 in the same period last year.
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