Stocks

“Tesla shares dip after third-quarter production and deliveries report”

“Shares of Tesla slid about 7% early Monday after the electric vehicle maker released third-quarter production and delivery numbers on Sunday that fell short of analysts’ estimates.  Tesla reported 343,000 total deliveries and 365,000 vehicles produced during the quarter, which missed analysts’ expectations of… Continue Reading…

Business

“Elon Musk says Tesla will hike the price of FSD driver assistance software by 25% in September”

“Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday announced a 25% price increase for the company’s premium driver assistance system, which is marketed under the name Full Self-Driving, or FSD. The price will increase to $15,000 from $12,000 on Sept. 5, Musk said in a… Continue Reading…

Business

“Elon Musk says Tesla’s car factories are ‘gigantic money furnaces’”

“Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his electric-car factories are “losing billions of dollars” as global supply-chain disruptions and challenges in battery manufacturing constrain the company’s ability to scale up production…. New factories in Berlin and Austin — where Tesla moved its… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Musk feels ‘super bad’ about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs”

“Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters… Musk’s gloomy outlook echoes recent comments… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Dogecoin jumps 9% after Elon Musk says it can be used to buy Tesla merchandise”

“The price of dogecoin jumped more than 15% on Friday before paring gains after Tesla began accepting the cryptocurrency as payment for some merchandise. Early Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that the electric carmaker’s merchandise can be purchased with dogecoin… Dogecoin… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Dogecoin spikes over 20% after Elon Musk says Tesla will accept it as payment for merch”

“ Dogecoin skyrocketed more than 20% Tuesday morning after Elon Musk said Tesla would accept it as payment for some merchandise. Musk has frequently talked up dogecoin, calling it his favorite digital coin and mentioning it in an appearance on… Continue Reading…

Banking, Business

“JPMorgan is suing Tesla over Elon Musk’s tweets”

“…According to the complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Tesla in 2014 sold warrants to JPMorgan that would pay off if their “strike price” were below Tesla’s share price upon the warrants’ expiration in June and July 2021. JPMorgan (JPM), which… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Tesla shares slide 5% after Elon Musk proposes selling 10% of his stock in a Twitter poll”

“Tesla shares fell by more than 5% in morning trading Monday after CEO Elon Musk asked his Twitter followers if he should sell 10% of his stock in the electric vehicle company. Shares of Tesla slipped 5.3% to $1,157.30 at 09:16 a.m. ET… Continue Reading…

Business

“Tesla posts record net income of $438 million, revenue surges by 74%”

“Tesla reported first-quarter results after the bell on Monday. The company beat expectations handily, buoyed by sales of bitcoin and regulatory credits, but the stock dipped as much as 3% after hours as investors digested the numbers. Here’s how the company… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“29 Big Stocks Are Doing Better Now Than Tesla Did A Year Ago”

“‘Tesla-Size’ Gains S&P 500 stocks rising more this year so far than Tesla’s 37% 2020 gain at this point last year Company Ticker Friday’s Close (April 9) YTD Stock % Ch. Sector L Brands (LB) 66.72 79.4% Consumer Discretionary Marathon… Continue Reading…