Opinion: No ‘soft landing’ is in the cards from Fed rate hikes. Look for recession and a buying opportunity once stock prices decline.
Is the bear market of 2022 over? Are we already in the early innings of the next great bull market? The S&P 500 SPX, -0.16% finished 2022 with a 19% decline (its biggest pullback since 2008). Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.26% lost 8.8% and the Nasdaq COMP, +0.13% tumbled 33%. It’s been […]
Earnings Watch: Microsoft, Tesla and Intel are about to face the doubters
After one of the worst years in Wall Street’s history, investors have some serious questions for companies. As holiday returns roll in — and with them, forecasts for the months or year ahead — many have the chance to answer those questions, or avoid them.In the busiest week of the holiday-earnings season so far, three […]
MULN down 16.5% this week
Mullen Automotive stock is losing value on Friday. MULN stock has lost more than -16% YTD. To continue its production ramp up goals, Mullen will probably need to keep diluting shareholders. Mullen management could boost oustanding shares from 1.7 billion to 5 billion. Mullen Automotive (MULN) has experienced an awful slide this week. Early January’s […]
U.S. industrial output falls sharply in December, sparking talk of factory ‘recession’
The number: U.S. industrial production fell 0.7% in December, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. It is the biggest monthly decline since September 2021. The decline was steeper than economists expectations of a 0.1% decline, according to a survey by The Wall Street Journal. Output in November was revised down to a 0.6% drop, much worse […]
Opinion: Why a prominent Tesla investor wants Elon Musk to put him on the board
Ross Gerber is well-known in certain circles as a longtime Tesla Inc. investor, thanks to being a bullish voice on Twitter about the electric-vehicle company. As Tesla TSLA, +5.93% stock has plummeted in recent months while Chief Executive Elon Musk sells shares and focuses on his newer toy, Twitter Inc., Gerber has changed his tune […]
XPeng stock just misses a record selloff, snaps 5-day win streak
The U.S.-listed shares of XPeng Inc. plunged Friday to snap a five-day win streak, as price cuts by Tesla Inc. in China soured sentiment toward China-based electric vehicle makers. The stock XPEV, -15.04% was down as much as 17.2% at its intraday low of $9.85, before recovering slightly to close down 15.04% at $10.11. It […]
Credit Acceptance shares tumble 12% after regulators sue, claim illegal subprime auto lending practices
Shares of subprime auto giant Credit Acceptance Corp CACC, -11.61% tumbled about 12% on Wednesday after New York Attorney General Letitia James and a key U.S. consumer watchdog sued the lender, saying it has been illegally tricking low-income borrowers into high-cost car loans that lead to a debt spiral. The lawsuit aims to force Credit […]