Elon Musk's ambitious electric vehicle company scored about twice the profits in the just-finished quarter as that of the year-ago period. In recent weeks, Musk has made headlines over his withdrawal from a $44-billion acquisition of Twitter, which has spurred a lawsuit from the social media giant. Although profits topped estimates, they lagged behind those in the first quarter, the first sequential profit drop since late 2020, coinciding with a fall in automotive profit margins due to rising costs. Revenues were up 42 percent at $16.9 billion, but below the $17.1 billion projected by analysts. The company cited the drag...