25 Stocks That Could Rise on a Short Squeeze

Investors betting against electric-vehicle stocks take note: Five of 25 stocks that short-selling research firm S3 Partners identified this month as being at risk of a short squeeze are in the EV busi...

Rivian Stock Is Surging Thanks to Amazon

Text size Amazon has begun using Rivian’s all-electric delivery vans. Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg Stock of electric-truck start-up Rivian Automotive is rising, and Amazon.com is the reason. The...

Ford Now Has Enough Batteries to Grow EV Deliveries Faster Than Tesla—Profitably

Text size The Rouge Electric Vehicle Center Ford plant. Courtesy of Ford Batteries are a critical success factor for any auto maker looking to win electric-vehicle market share. Ford Motor sad it has ...

Here’s the incredibly strong signal for stocks that is coming from the corporate bond market

Is it a false dawn in the stock market or is there something real? The S&P 500 has never lost ground over the following year when advancing volume was at least 85% of volume for two out of three d...

Ford Plans to Cut Several Thousand Salaried Jobs

Ford Motor Co. is planning to cut several thousand white-collar workers as it looks to trim costs to position the company for a long-range transition to electric vehicles, according to people familiar...

‘Squeezable’ AMC, GameStop stocks break out to multi-month highs

Shares of both AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and GameStop Corp. surged to multi-month highs Wednesday, as they extended breakouts above previous chart resistance levels. The rallies come after Ihor ...

Buying stocks now could bring you pain over the next few weeks. But you’ll be thanking yourself a year from now, these analysts say.

How bad is the mood out there right now? Try max bearish. So said Bank of America’s latest fund manager survey on Tuesday that showed expectations for profits and growth at recessionary levels. Yet Wa...

GameStop, AMC, EV Startups, and Others Are Among the Most Shorted Stocks

Text size Lordstown Motors is on a list of squeezable stocks. Courtesy Lordstown Motors Investors who have bet against the electric-vehicle industry should take note. Five of 25 U.S. companies that th...

Canoo, Lordstown, Other EV Startups Are at Risk of a ‘Short Squeeze’. Beware.

Text size Lordstown Motors is on a list of squeezable stocks. Courtesy Lordstown Motors Investors who have bet against the electric-vehicle industry should take note. Five of 25 U.S. companies that th...

‘Hot inflation is over.’ Here’s where what that means for investors, says this portfolio manager.

A firmer start is ahead for stocks. Investors seem to be perking up after Apple spoiled the mood some on Monday via a report it plans to slow its hiring roll. If true, Apple AAPL, +2.39% has good comp...

CATL Might Bring Battery Capacity to America With Mexico Plant, Report Says.

Text size Contemporary Amperex Technology is the largest and most valuable battery maker. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg The electric-vehicle battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology might be readying its ...

Why the 60/40 model suddenly has life again

The good ol’ 60/40 portfolio, designed to produce decent returns in all environments, is having one of its worst years ever. Going by the simplest possible construction — 60% in the S&P 500 SPX, +...

Hate Tesla? Investors Can Short the EV Maker With a New Single-Stock ETF.

Text size There is a single-stock ETF that allows anyone to short Tesla stock now. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Tesla investors have a new way to play the electric vehicle maker in the U.S.—singl...

GM CEO Mary Barra Warns Chip Shortage Will Go Into 2023. She Wants Congress to Help.

Text size Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, says the U.S. must do more to encourage chip manufacturing domestically. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images General Motors didn’t finish 95,000 cars in...

Tesla, Ford, and GM’s Plan to Unlock EV Battery Capacity

Text size Panasonic will put up an EV battery plant in Kansas. It’s the latest of a long list of planned battery plants coming to North America. David Becker/Getty Images Lithium batteries are t...

Rivian CEO Hosted an All-Hands Meeting. What Was Discussed.

Text size Electric-truck start-up Rivian recently announced layoffs. Courtesy Rivian Fast-growing electric-truck start-up Rivian Automotive is laying off workers. The news surprised the market earlier...

Ford Closes EV Battery Deal With Partner. Billions in Spending Is Coming.

Text size Ford is aiming to sell two million EVs globally a year by 2026. Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images Ford Motor and Korea’s SK Innovation sealed the deal on the creation of a joint venture t...

California Truckers Struggle to Comply With New Employment Law

Trucking companies and truck owner-operators are scrambling to figure out how to operate under a new California law that toughens definitions of nonemployee drivers, upending decadeslong practices tha...

Elon Musk: ‘Lithium Batteries Are the New Oil’

Text size Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the official opening of a Tesla plant in Germany. Christian Marquardt/Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk defined energy independence for an electric-vehicle w...

Tesla Is Doing to Car Makers What Apple Did to Nokia. Will History Repeat?

Text size Volkswagen’s software delays underscore why Tesla will be so hard to catch, according to one analyst. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Tesla is disrupting the car business, a little like how A...

BYD Stock Is Sinking. Warren Buffett May Be One Reason Why.

Text size BYD is a major manufacturer of electric vehicles. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Shares in BYD sank on Tuesday amid speculation that high-profile investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was selli...

NIO conducts own probe into Grizzly short-seller report, retains forensic accounting firm

NIO Inc. said Monday that it has formed a committee to look into recent allegations that the China-based electric vehicle maker is using an affiliate battery maker to boost financial results. Short-se...

Twitter Didn’t Seek a Sale. Now Elon Musk Doesn’t Want to Buy. Cue Strange Legal Drama.

Elon Musk’s showdown with Twitter has set the stage for what could become one of the most unusual courtroom battles in corporate-takeover history—a spurned acquisition target that never sought to be b...

Elon Musk Bails on Twitter: What It Means for the Stock

Text size Tesla CEO Elon Musk filed to end his $44 billion merger agreement with Twitter on July 8. POOL/AFP via Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s move to terminate his $44 billion deal to purchase T...

Tesla Stock Stands to Gain if Musk Succeeds in Ending Twitter Deal

Text size Elon Musk announced he his ending his deal to buy Twitter, but the social media company said it plans to enforce the agreement. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images If Elon Musk succeeds in endin...

Elon Musk terminates deal to buy Twitter, and Twitter’s chairman promises a legal fight

Elon Musk is backing out of his agreement to buy Twitter Inc., and Twitter’s chairman has already promised a legal fight. In a letter sent to Twitter’s TWTR, -5.10% chief legal officer on Friday, the ...

Tesla Still Tops the EV List. Here’s Who Makes the Most.

Text size The top five EV makers account for about half of global production. Chris Delmas / AFP via Getty Images More electric cars are being sold around the world, and companies including Volkswagen...

Tesla Stock Today: Elon Musk’s Twins, EV Charging and What Else to Know

Text size It was revealed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk had twins last year with one of his top executives. Getty Images Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla rose 1% in premarket trading Thursday. Here’s...

This strategist warned investors not to chase momentum at the top. Now he says it’s time to be a contrarian.

Michael Darda, chief economist and market strategist at MKM Partners, was no fan of the stock market when it was registering record highs. “Blinded by liquidity and false expectations of the proverbia...

Ford’s F-150 Electric Truck Is Red-Hot. What It Means for the Stock.

Text size Ford F-150 Lightning electric-powered pickups. Courtesy of Ford One day, you’re going to regret letting the current market crisis pass without taking advantage of battered stock prices. You ...

Rivian Cranked Up Production in Second Quarter at Illinois Factory

Rivian Automotive Inc. said it produced 4,401 vehicles in the second quarter, the latest in the electric-vehicle maker’s efforts to overcome parts shortages and production snarls to fulfill orders for...