A Massive Car Dealer Is Raking In Money. Here’s Why Autonation Stock Is Soaring

AutoNation Inc (NYSE: AN) reported fourth-quarter FY22 sales growth of 2% year-on-year to $6.69 billion, beating the consensus of $6.52 billion. Higher average selling prices of vehicles, increased ne...

Exxon Mobil Stock Should Shine, Even in a Recession

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As Carvana Plunges, Consider These 5 Car Dealer Stocks

It was a bad week for Carvana —and a bad week for used-car dealers. But some auto-dealer stocks might still be worth buying. After falling almost 40% this past week, Carvana (ticker: CVNA) is off an i...

AutoNation, Lithia rally despite Wall Street’s ‘demand destruction’ theory

Vehicles are displayed for sale at an AutoNation car dealership on April 21, 2022 in Valencia, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images DETROIT – Shares of AutoNation, Group 1 Automotive and other automo...

Cathie Wood Says Falling Car Prices Could Mean Trouble

Text size ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood. Courtesy of ARK Falling car prices are coming, according to ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood. That might be cheered by car buyers, but falling prices could mean the Feder...

Gates Foundation Bought More of This Medical Diagnostics Stock

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Auto Makers Expect Car Sales to Defy Economic Gloom

Listen to article (2 minutes) Even as consumer spending cools, one place buyers continue to splurge is at the car dealership. Auto executives reporting earnings earlier this week displayed confidence ...

Carvana Sought to Disrupt Auto Sales. It Delivered Undriveable Cars.

Terri Burton wanted to do something special to mark her son’s high school graduation, so she bought him the car of his youthful dreams: a Volkswagen Golf GTI. But the purchase was the start of a night...

Carvana, Robinhood and Teladoc Stock Give Way to Old-School Rivals. Here’s When It Might Be Safe to Buy.

Text size Carvana’s stock has fallen nearly 80% in the past 12 months. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images It’s new school versus old school, and the new school doesn’t stand a chance. No, we’re not talking...

Temporary, Or ‘New Normal?’ Naturally, Dealers Prefer The Latter

A man browsing at a dealership in Alhambra, Calif. AFP via Getty Images It’s well documented the nation’s auto dealers have low supply and high demand working in their favor — but that’s not all deale...

Walmart, AutoNation, Cisco and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walmart (WMT) – Walmart stock rose 2.9% in the premarket after the retail giant reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Walmart earne...

Melinda French Gates Slashed Stake in AutoNation Stock

Text size Melinda French Gates received AutoNation shares last year as part of her divorce. John Lamparski/Getty Images Melinda French Gates more than halved her stake in automotive retailer AutoNatio...