Tesla may get into the lithium-mining business, and these stocks are cratering

Tesla Inc. TSLA, -5.25% reportedly is on the prowl for its own lithium-mining company, and losses are piling up for the stocks of lithium producers. Shares of Albemarle Corp. ALB, -6.22% were down mor...

Only 13 companies have issued upbeat profit forecasts for Q1, but earnings are due from this pessimism-resistant industry

A tough fourth quarter for corporate earnings is largely in the past, and the first quarter isn’t exactly looking great either, but upcoming results this week from the one industry spared by the pande...

Tesla Raises New Car Prices as Used Values Sink. Carvana Is Trying To Keep Up.

Tesla just raised the price of its Model Y, but used car buyers looking for an electric vehicle in 2023 could end up paying more than the price of a new EV if they are not careful. Fluctuating pricing...

Tesla Raised Model Y Prices. Why a Used One May Still Cost More.

Tesla just raised the price of its Model Y, but used car buyers looking for an electric vehicle in 2023 could end up paying more than the price of a new EV if they are not careful. Fluctuating pricing...

Europe bans Russian diesel, other oil products over Ukraine war

FRANKFURT, Germany — Europe imposed a ban Sunday on Russian diesel fuel and other refined oil products, slashing energy dependency on Moscow and seeking to further crimp the Kremlin’s fossil fuel earn...

Ford to cut Mustang Mach-E prices as price war with Tesla ‘intensifies’

Ford Motor Co. said Monday that it would be “significantly increasing” production of its Mustang Mach-E in 2023 as the company continues its efforts to improve supply of its electric-vehicles and cut ...

Gas Prices Are Rising. Refiner Stocks Are Riding the Wave—for Now.

Gasoline prices have risen 41 cents a gallon in the past month to an average national price of $3.51. Summer driving could be pricier than many expect, though it’s unlikely to be as bad as last year, ...

House prices slumped by 10% in San Francisco, Redfin says — and prices are also falling in these cities

Even as mortgage rates come off of recent highs, buyer demand remains constrained. And that’s affecting home-list prices, according to a new report. The report by Redfin RDFN, +8.45%, which tracked ho...

Tesla shares under pressure after EV maker slashes prices of Model 3 and Y cars in the U.S.

Shares of Tesla Inc. were under pressure in early trading on Friday after the electic-car maker announced price cuts for its Model 3 and Model Y cars, with discounts in some cases of nearly 20%, as th...

Tesla Has Too Many Cars to Sell. It Needs to Cut Prices.

Tesla has a new problem. U.S. inventories of its popular Model Y are ballooning because of tax-credit confusion. There is a solution to its electric-vehicle glut, though. Inventories of Model Y SUV ar...

Natural Gas Prices Are Coming Down. What to Expect for Energy Stocks.

The good news is that energy prices are coming down for households. The bad news is that energy stocks are feeling the pain. The best-performing sector in the stock market last year is finding itself ...

Tesla’s Battered Stock Looks Like a Buy Again

Times are tough for Tesla . Demand is slowing. Costs are rising. Elon Musk is distracted and a distraction. It’s time to buy the stock. Yes, Tesla (ticker: TSLA) is a mess right now, and signs point t...

Oil books biggest weekly gain since October as concerns rise over Russia supplies

Oil futures rose Friday, booking strong weekly gains, as concerns grew about a drop in Russian exports following the imposition of a price cap by G7 countries earlier this month. Russia’s deputy prime...

Gas prices are now lower than at this time last year. Could they fall below $3 a gallon in the months ahead?

Gas prices on Thursday were slightly less on average than they did one year ago — with a slim one-cent margin — but experts say there could be cheaper gas in the weeks and month to come. Thursday’s na...

Lucid Offers Discounts to Sell EVs. Why That Could Signal a Bigger Problem.

Lucid Group stock has skidded 37% in the month since the electric-car maker said that its order backlog shrank in the September quarter. So investors will be laser-focused on whether Lucid’s order boo...

Not All Retailers Are Overstocked for the Holidays. They’re Discounting Anyway.

Many big retailers are discounting heavily and earlier this holiday season to clear excess stock from their shelves and warehouses. But others, with no substantive overhang of inventory, are also offe...

Gas Prices May Fall Further, Latest Data Show

Drivers are likely to get a gift heading into the holidays—quickly falling gasoline prices. The latest stats released on Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration show that gasoline is buildi...

The PC boom has gone bust, and we are about to see the results ahead of Black Friday

The pandemic-fueled personal-computer boom has ended, so how will that affect demand and pricing for PCs and the retailers that sell them this holiday season? A sense of the fallout will be provided i...

Black Friday can offer investors clues about how much gas consumers have left in the tank: Here’s what to watch out for

Black Friday is arriving at an interesting time for the American consumer. Shoppers have seemingly persevered this year despite an all-out assault on their pocketbooks and net worth — from falling equ...

Black Friday surprise: Jeff Bezos tells people not to buy cars, refrigerators and other big-ticket items. Critics call him out.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who founded the e-tail behemoth Amazon, has some spending tips as Americans gear up for the holiday shopping season — amid four-decade-high inflation and recession worries. Her...

Oil Prices Could Rise After Latest EU Sanctions on Russia

The European Union’s ban on seaborne imports of Russian oil, along with the Group of Seven’s plan to cap prices of oil from Russia early next month won’t guarantee that prices for the commodity will s...

Opinion: The new bull market will be led by stocks in these three industries.

We don’t know yet if the recent rally kicks off a new bull market in stocks. But here’s a safe bet: Once the new bull market is here, entirely different groups will lead. It’ll be out with the old — t...

Disney overtook Netflix as the streaming leader, and is expected to widen the lead

Walt Disney Co. displaced Netflix Inc. as king of the video-streaming market, and it is expected to widen the gap. Disney DIS, +0.33% seized the mantle three months ago as its potent content troika of...

Mortgage Giant Rocket Plunges Back to Earth, Hit by Rising Rates

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Mortgage bankers expect rates to drop to 5.4% in 2023. What will home prices do?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — High mortgage rates and recession fears are hurting home prices, so expect growth to be flat this year, one expert says. “Our forecast is for home-price growth moderation to continu...

Oil ends higher; natural gas prices post a weekly loss of more than 20%

Oil futures ended higher on Friday, while natural-gas futures extended their losses into a sixth-consecutive session to end the week with a loss of more than 20%. Price action West Texas Intermediate ...

Higher Heating Bills Poised to Hit U.S. Households This Winter

High fuel prices have been a big driver of inflation, pumping up the cost of summer travel and air conditioning, and federal energy forecasters say that staying warm this winter will be more expensive...

‘We’re seeing buyers backing out’: This dramatic chart reveals U-turn in the housing market as sellers slash home prices

Here’s a chart that speaks a thousand words about the state of the real-estate market right now. The chart above, part of a new report by real-estate brokerage Redfin RDFN, -7.03% on the property mark...

Kroger and Albertsons Say the Merger Will Cut Prices. Their Shares Are Tumbling.

With inflation still an untamed threat, Friday’s announced merger of the grocers Kroger and Albertsons will spur debate about whether the consolidation will raise food prices, or lower them. The Biden...

Brace for Mortgage Rates to Climb Higher After the Jobs Report

Text size A housing development in Pearland, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The rising cost of buying a home has cooled the market this year. In a roundabout way, Friday’s jobs report will add to ho...

Americans are souring on the housing market. Home buyer sentiment hits lowest level since 2011 — and mortgage rates reach 7%.

There’s no respite for home buyers these days. From rising rates, high home prices, and an uncertain economic outlook, shoppers are finding it hard to jump into purchasing a home.  Fannie Mae noted th...

Cargo Shipowners Cancel Sailings as Global Trade Flips From Backlogs to Empty Containers

Listen to article (2 minutes) Ocean carriers are canceling dozens of sailings on the world’s busiest routes during what is normally their peak season, the latest sign of the economic whiplash hitting ...