China’s Auto Sales Are Booming. Can the Rebound Last?

Text size China’s auto market is showing a robust rebound. Here: a BYD Tang vehicle at the company’s showroom in Beijing. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg While the recent recovery in much of China’s ...

Ford’s U.S. Sales Increase 32% in June, Outpacing Broader Industry

Ford Motor reported a nearly 32% increase in U.S. sales in June, beating out much of the industry as it improved truck and SUV deliveries and benefited from the rollout of a new all-electric pickup. O...

Here’s how far house prices are set to fall as rates go up, according to this forecasting firm

Stocks are veering south post holiday, following earlier optimism over reports President Joe Biden may lower tariffs on some Chinese goods to help ease the inflation sting. There isn’t much to explain...

Car quality is slipping: These are the brands with the most and least complaints, study finds

New car owners are experiencing more problems in the first 90 days of ownership than ever before. Buick took the top spot in the 2022 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, but the headline isn’t the winne...

Tesla Vehicle Deliveries Tumble After China Factory Shutdown

Tesla vehicle deliveries fell quarter-over-quarter for the first time in more than two years, reflecting an extended shutdown in China, supply-chain disruptions and challenges associated with opening ...

Here’s why this trader is piling back into one of the year’s hottest commodities

The end of June is nigh and good riddance. Down about 7%, only March has delivered a win for S&P 500 SPX, -0.07% investors this year, as pandemic fallout has been compounded by Russia’s brutal and...

Ford’s Talk of New EV-Selling Rules Rattles Some Dealers

Ford Motor Co. is preparing new rules for how it sells electric vehicles, a shift that is concerning some dealers and seen as challenging the traditional franchise model. Executives from the Detroit g...

Oaktree’s Howard Marks is finding bargains: ‘I am starting to behave aggressively’

Stocks are mostly higher on Tuesday, with China to thank for some of that as the country announced the biggest easing in COVID travel requirements since about March 2020. China’s news may add to the s...

General Motors EV Partner Sees Director Buy More Stock

Text size MP Materials shares have slipped 21% so far this year Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg MP Materials stock has slipped this year, and director Randall Weisenburger bought more shares of the rare-earth...

NIO’s Hong Kong, Singapore shares hit new highs as outlook brightens

NIO Inc.’s shares in Hong Kong and Singapore have climbed to fresh record highs as the global outlook for electric-vehicle demand brightens. The electric-car manufacturer’s Singapore-listed shares NIO...

GM Stock Has Been Hammered, Which Makes Owning a Piece of Its EV Future a Bargain

Text size GM has been showing off its Cadillac Lyriq SUV electric vehicle, priced like Tesla’s Model Y. Courtesy of Cadillac Inflation, rising interest rates, and recession fears have all conspired ag...

Polestar Shares Rise in Electric-Vehicle Maker’s Market Debut

Updated June 24, 2022 5:12 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Shares in Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC jumped 16% on their first day of trading Friday, after the Swedish electric-vehicle maker co...

These ‘zombie’ companies could feel the cash burn, warns New Constructs

Carvana Co., Freshpet Inc. and Peloton Interactive Inc. could feel the cash burn as the Fed raises interest rates, according to independent equity research firm New Constructs. The research firm, whic...

Polestar, a New EV Company, Arrives This Week. It’s Worth More Than Rivian.

Text size Polestar expects to ship 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022 and 124,000 in 2023. Courtesy Polestar Polestar, the electric vehicle maker being spun out of Volvo Car , should begin trading on Fr...

Toyota Stock Falls After It Cuts Production Again. Bad News for Car Prices.

Text size Toyota reduced its output forecast, citing parts shortages. Above, a dealership in Houston. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Toyota Motor updated its production plans, unveiling more cuts. Wednesda...

A New EV Company Arrives This Week. It’s Worth More Than Rivian.

Text size Polestar expects to ship 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022 and 124,000 in 2023. Courtesy Polestar Polestar, the electric vehicle maker being spun out of Volvo Car (ticker: VOLCARB.Sweden), sh...

Elon Musk joins the growing chorus fearing a U.S. recession. But there are stocks for that.

Look out above, the dip buyers are back in town. Stocks are soaring — for now — as Wall Street returns from a long holiday weekend, with Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifying in front of Congress...

Ford and GM Diverge on Dividend Policies. Here’s Why and What It Means.

Ford Motor and General Motors are in the same business and are based in the same state. But they couldn’t be more different when it comes to their dividend policies. Ford (ticker: F) reinstated its di...

NIO Stock Soars After New SUV Revealed. Here’s Why.

Text size NIO stock was rising after it revealed the new ES7 SUV. Courtesy Nio NIO stock is gaining again after it revealed the ES7 SUV at a launch event Wednesday. NIO stock has risen 4% to $19.45 at...

Strategist who nailed the recent S&P 500 top says three things are needed for a market bottom

Wariness is in order after the S&P 500’s bear-market finish and a potential 75 basis-point Fed hike just one day away. Gains for stock futures and a potential bounce are fading fast. Morgan Stanle...

The S&P 500 is clinging to a key support level after Friday’s meltdown, here’s what happens if that fails

Last week’s shock U.S. inflation number continues to tear through markets, with dip buyers seemingly in hiding. The Nasdaq is in the lead with a 3% drop as trading gets underway. Investors are now foc...

Stanley Druckenmiller fears a recession but isn’t betting against stocks. Here’s why.

Sometimes, it’s hard getting workers of a certain generation to do much of anything at all. Here’s one: “Currently, I’m going in every day, and I’m looking at my screen, but I’m pretty much taking a b...

Tesla Needs Batteries. This Buffett-Backed EV Maker to Supply Them ‘Very Soon.’

Text size BYD launched its Blade battery in 2020. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg BYD shares rose on Wednesday after the Chinese electric vehicle maker said it was preparing to supply batteries to Tesla. “We are...

Polestar Announces an Electric SUV. It’s a Tesla Model Y Competitor.

Text size Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath with the Precept concept car. Polestar photo Polestar, the electric-vehicle start-up born from Volvo, has a new SUV model. The news likely will give shares of t...

Short sellers raise bets against GameStop and AMC to highest level in a year as Wall Street sees more pain ahead

Investors are once again working up the fortitude to bet against GameStop and AMC roughly 18 months after last January’s infamous “meme stock” short squeeze sent GameStop shares surging more than 1,00...

Brian Moynihan dismisses Jamie Dimon’s warning on the economy: ‘You’ve got hurricanes that come every year.’

Jamie Dimon, the JPMorgan Chase JPM, +0.50% chairman and chief executive, got everyone’s attention when he warned there’s an economic hurricane coming, from rate hikes, the war in Ukraine and inflatio...

GM vs. Ford Stock: Both Are Down, but One Has Near-Term Upside

Text size Ford vehicles are displayed on the sales lot at Serramonte Ford in Colma, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Price targets for Ford Motor and General Motors have been coming down latel...

Volkswagen says supply-chain problems are easing even as some Audi buyers face year-long wait times

Executives with German automobile maker Volkswagen said at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that supply-chain problems exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war are easing but they’...

Stock Market Rises as S&P 500, Nasdaq Add More Than 6% This Week

The S&P 500 raced higher Friday, notching its best week of the year and snapping a punishing losing streak that had almost ended its bull market. A slew of earnings results and economic data has b...

Toyota Is Cutting Car Production Again. It’s Bad News for Inflation.

Text size A scene from a Toyoya production line in India. Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg Global car production has been hampered for months because of a plethora of supply-chain and logistics issues. Investor...