Tesla's Price Movement Brings Index Exclusions Into View

The video discusses Tesla's recent market impact and its absence from the S&P 500 due to financial viability criteria. It explains the S&P's requirement for positive earnings over the past four quarters and highlights the challenges faced by recent IPOs, especially tech companies, in meeting these profitability standards.

What impact does Tesla's position have on the broad market indices?

What criteria does the S&P index Committee use to determine if a company can be included in its composite indices?

What is the significance of the financial viability criteria mentioned in the text?

Why hasn't Tesla been added to the S&P 500 yet according to the discussion?

How do the profitability forecasts of tech companies that IPO'd last year affect their inclusion in the S&P 500?