After sell-offs in yesterday's trading, Tesla ( TSLA 5.14%) stock is rising Wednesday. The company's share price was up 4.6% as of 2 p.m. ET amid the backdrop of a 0.3% gain for the S&P 500 and a 0.7% gain for the Nasdaq Composite. The stock had been up as much as 5.4% earlier in the session.

Challenges are piling up for the electric-vehicle maker and CEO Elon Musk, but the company’s legion of individual investors are staying put.

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