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Tesla Finally Gets German Plant Approval. The Stock Is Falling.
Text size In this aerial view, the new Tesla Giga factory stands near Gruenheide just outside Berlin. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Tesla investors woke to a bit of good news Thursday but the stock isn’t h...
Biden’s Clean Industry Policies Could Be Among Most Consequential U.S. Climate Actions
President Biden’s State of the Union speech highlighted actions he has taken to address climate change and strengthen the United States economy. This includes a range of ambitious policies to reduce U...
Yuan steady after strong China manufacturing PMI data
The USD/CNY price had a difficult January as the Chinese yuan continued its comeback against the US dollar. The index dropped to a multi-month low of 6.3023, which was about 1.12% below the highest le...
Ford CEO Shuts Down EV Spinoff Rumors. The Ford Family Won’t Let It Happen.
Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley told investors Wednesday there were no plans to spin off his company’s electric vehicle business. That shouldn’t be a surprise. The Ford family is unlikely to ever let an EV ...
Is Now the Time to Buy or Sell? 7 Stocks to Consider During Turbulent Times.
I asked two market strategists whether U.S. investors should buy stocks here despite the pall of war in Ukraine. One says definitely, and the other says to hold off. Both are convincing. This is why I...
Deere’s Earnings Are Good and the Stock Is Moving Higher
Text size John Deere tractors are displayed at Belkorp Ag in Santa Rosa, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Deere ‘s fiscal first-quarter earnings, reported Friday, look just good enough to push...
Electronics Manufacturing Industry Leaders Enter 2022 With Greater Optimism
Digitization is making factories smarter and supply chains more resilient getty Every year, the What’s the SCOOP round of interviews conducted by Philip Stoten offers one of the most interesting round...
QuantumScape Stock Drops After Earnings. It’s Hard to Say Why.
Text size QuantumScape met its 2021 goals and is making progress in commercializing its battery technology. Courtesy QuantumScape Stock in electric vehicle battery technology provider QuantumScape is ...
QuantumScape Stock Is Down After Reporting Earnings. It’s Hard to Say Why.
Text size A QuantumScape lab. Courtesy QuantumScape Stock in electric vehicle battery technology provider QuantumScape is dropping after the company reported fourth quarter results Wednesday evening. ...
Generac Stock Rises Because It Expects ‘Exceptional Revenue Growth’ in 2022
Text size Dreamstime Shares of Generac Holdings were surging Wednesday after the generator maker’s 2022 outlook energized investors. “The company is initiating guidance for 2022 that anticipates anoth...
GE’s Annual Report Is Shorter Again. Things Are Changing.
Text size General Electric plans to break itself into three parts. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images General Electric ‘s latest annual report is more evidence that the company is shaking itself up....
4 Stocks That Could Thrive During Inflation
Text size Caterpillar is lucky to have customers flush with cash from rising commodity prices. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Inflation is hot—and that’s cooling off plenty of companies’ earnings. But n...
The Chip Shortage Has Made These 4 Stocks a Buy
Text size GlobalFoundries, which makes basic chips for everything from cars and phones to toys and power tools, says chip capacity is growing at half the needed pace. Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomber...
Ford Stock’s Rally Is Fizzling. Why Its Stock Is Still a Buy.
Text size A Ford Mustang at a charging station during the Washington Auto Show in January. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg Al Drago/Bloomberg Wall Street is starting to act like this is as good as it...
DuPont Beat Earnings Expectations and Announced a Dividend Boost
Text size DuPont shares were up 5.6% in recent trading. Mark Makela/Getty Images Materials giant DuPont beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings estimates and raised its quarterly dividend. But its ...
Why WAZP’s On-Demand Manufacturing Solutions Win Large Customers Like IKEA
3d printing plays a key role in WAZP’s on-demand manufacturing getty As companies scramble to improve the resilience of their supply chains, many are resorting to boosting the size of their inve...
Ford Stock Falls After Earnings. What Wall Street Thinks.
Text size Ford’s Maverick in hybrid form, with 37 mpg combined. Ford photo Ford’s fourth-quarter earnings, reported Thursday evening, came in a little light and financial guidance for 2022 didn’...
Rivian Stock’s Price Target Gets a Cut. There Are Too Many Headwinds.
Text size Courtesy of Rivian Electric-truck startup Rivian Automotive reports fourth-quarter earnings in about a week. One analyst cut his price target on the stock ahead of the report because there a...