Opinion: Why the Inflation Reduction Act is a very big deal for Americans

NEW YORK—Senate Democrats’ compromise bill, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, addresses not just inflation but also several key longstanding problems facing our economy and society. There is ...

Tesla, EV Makers Stand to Get Billions for Factories From Senate Bill

The Senate climate bill passed over the weekend offers billions of dollars for electric-vehicle and battery factories, and includes rules that the auto industry says will make it tougher for some cons...

Tesla Stock Is Splitting. When It Takes Effect and Everything Else to Know.

Text size Tesla stock will begin trading at a 3-for-1 split-adjusted price on Aug. 25. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tesla has given investors something to look forward to: The electric-vehicle giant a...

Disney, Coinbase, BioNTech, Rivian, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size Second-quarter earnings season continues this week, while a pair of July inflation figures and consumer sentiment surveys will be the highlights on the economic-data calendar. On Monday, Tys...

Disney, Coinbase, BioNTech, Rivian, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

Text size Second-quarter earnings season continues this week, while a pair of July inflation figures and consumer sentiment surveys will be the highlights on the economic-data calendar. On Monday, Tys...

Senate Passes Climate Bill. The Rush to Renewable Energy Is On.

The climate and tax package passed by the Senate on Sunday will unlock around $400 billion in funding for clean energy and accelerate a historic shift in how the world is powered. Along with a paralle...

Fuel cell-powered truck maker Hyzon’s stock suffers record plunge after accounting questions raise delisting fears

Shares of Hyzon Motors Inc. were suffering a record plunge toward a record low Friday, after the maker of fuel cell-powered trucks disclosed a “myriad of issues,” including accounting regularities tha...

AMC takes aim at massive debt burden with ‘APE’ special dividend

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. took Wall Street by surprise with the announcement of its “APE” special dividend after market close on Thursday. This, of course, is a company that is no stranger to bo...

New Buyback Tax Will Force Companies to Think Twice on How to Use Cash

In the scrap over how to fund President Joe Biden’s spending plans, the Democrats’ focus has shifted from taxing private funds to public at the last minute. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) backs dropp...

Musk Thinks Tesla Can Be World’s Most Valuable. Stock Split Is Part of the Plan.

Text size Spencer Platt/Getty Images Tesla ’s 2022 annual shareholder meeting has wrapped up. Investors voted on several issues, including an item that authorizes a higher number of shares outstanding...

Tesla’s Annual Meeting Is Done. Here’s What Happened.

Tesla wants to grow production by 50% a year. It soon may need another plant or major plant expansion to do so. Mario Tama/Getty Images Text size Tesla ’s huge base of retail investors always likes to...

Coinbase Has Rallied 90% This Week. Could This Be Another GameStop Moment?

Text size Brian Armstrong, chief executive and co-founder, Coinbase (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) Shares in beaten-down cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global have torn higher thi...

Tesla Has an Annual Meeting Thursday. What to Watch For.

Text size Tesla convenes its 2022 annual meeting of shareholders on August 4. Mario Tama/Getty Images Tesla ’s huge base of retail investors always like to hear from management and CEO Elon Musk. They...

Tesla Stock Falls After a Blowout July as Vote on Stock Split Looms

Text size Tesla’s shareholder meeting is on Thursday. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images Tesla stock was slipping back Tuesday amid a wider dip in stock markets as a crucial shareholder meetin...

Nikola to Buy Battery Maker Romeo Power for $144 Million

Listen to article (2 minutes) Electric-truck startup Nikola said it has agreed to buy battery-technology company Romeo Power in an all-stock deal that values Romeo at roughly $144 million. Nikola said...

NIO, XPeng, and Li Auto Deliveries Cool Off in July. The Stocks Jump Anyway.

Text size NIO delivered more cars year over year in July. But deliveries fell from June. Odin Jaeger/Bloomberg Demand for Chinese electric vehicles cooled off in July. Falling EV sales in the world’s ...

Giant Pension Bought Apple Stock. It Sold Tesla, Microsoft and AT&T.

Text size An Apple store. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Oregon’s public pension recently made big changes in some of its biggest stock investments. The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund bought more s...

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 ...

This strategist said hold on to stocks at the June lows. Now he says it’s time to cut exposure.

July has been a sensational month for stocks — the S&P 500 SPX, +1.42%, Nasdaq Composite COMP, +1.88%, even the beleaguered small-caps in the Russell 2000 RUT, +0.65%, are each on track for their ...

Climate Bill Stands to Give Green-Energy Investors a Lift

Listen to article (2 minutes) Investors were already returning to clean-tech and renewable-power stocks when the proposed $369 billion Senate energy and climate-spending package jolted the sector to i...

Ford Motor, Hershey, and McKesson Just Raised Their Dividends

Text size Bags of Hershey Kisses. The chocolate giant raised its quarterly dividend by 15%. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Ford Motor , Hershey , and McKesson were among the large U.S. companies that decl...

Rivian Was Responsible for Amazon’s Loss. The Market Was Ready This Time.

Text size Amazon’s loss was due almost entirely to the drop in Rivian stock. Courtesy of Rivian Amazon.com lost money in the second quarter of 2022. Rivian Automotive was the reason, again. Rivi...

Amazon stock jumps 14% as sales beat and AWS growth overcome a second straight quarterly loss

Amazon.com Inc. decided to cut back after years of pouring money into growth, and the result was a second consecutive quarterly loss, but a beat on sales and continued strong growth from Amazon Web Se...

The Fed will cut rates next year, says BofA. Here’s what will happen to Treasurys.

All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The central bank is widely expected to continue the fast pace of monetary tightening with another 75 basis-point hike in borrowing costs. But even...

Ford Bronco Engine-Failure Reports Spur Federal Safety Investigation

The top U.S. auto-safety regulator is opening an investigation into reported catastrophic engine failures with some Ford Bronco vehicles, yet another setback in the auto maker’s efforts to improve its...

Ford, GM earnings preview: Will 2022 outlooks be intact?

General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. are scheduled to report second-quarter earnings on Tuesday and Wednesday, with investors worried about their guidance for the year amid fears of a recession. GM G...

These 20 stocks still have at least 48% upside, analysts say, despite the S&P 500’s 8% gain from its lows

The S&P 500 has climbed 8% since June 16, when it closed at its lowest point this year. While the benchmark index is still down 17% this year, analysts expect it to soar 21% over the next 12 month...

Tesla Wasn’t a ‘Money Furnace’ After All

Text size Tesla’s credit metrics look better than automotive peers. They look better than many large-cap stocks too. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images It turns out that money furnaces don’t have to b...

Tesla Stock Could Hit $900 in Its Latest Surge

Text size Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter saga appears to be a concern still for investors. Mario Tama/Getty Images Tesla stock is on one of its hot streaks again. Shares are climbing Friday, putt...

Tesla Is Set for Settlement Talks Over Musk Tweets About Taking Company Private

Tesla is scheduled for court-ordered settlement talks in a shareholder lawsuit over Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets suggesting he had funding to take the company private. In a court fi...

VW Board Ousts CEO Herbert Diess After Pivot to Electric Vehicles

Key shareholders in Volkswagen joined forces with labor leaders to oust Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess, who was in the midst of a push to turn the German auto company into a top maker of electr...