Volkswagen investors return to criticizing CEO’s dual roles

Elon Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists but concerns persist

By Sheila Dang

(Reuters) - Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire's plane.

The reinstatements came after the unprecedented suspensions evoked stinging criticism from government officials, advocacy groups and journalism organizations from several parts of the globe on Friday, with some saying the microblogging platform was jeopardizing press freedom.

A Twitter poll that Musk conducted later also showed that a majority of the respondents wanted the accounts restored immediately.

"The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my... More

US opens probe into GM’s Cruise robotaxi braking, blocking traffic

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Association has opened a probe into General Motors (NYSE: GM) Cruise robotaxi company to investigate reports that the autonomous vehicles may brake too quickly or unexpectedly stop, potentially stranding passengers.

The agency also has multiple reports of the Cruise robotaxis without human safety drivers becoming immobilized in San Francisco traffic. The reports of immobilized vehicles came from... More

Tesla (TSLA) launches virtual power plant program 'Tesla Electric'

Electric vehicle maker, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) recently launched a virtual power plant (VPP) program called Tesla Electric, where customers can sell electricity automatically from their Powerwall back to the grid. The program is currently only operating in Texas, and only select customers are invited to join.

Its a special electric plan for Powerwall owners. Tesla writes about its new product on its website: Solar and Powerwall can help you and your community accelerate the transition to sustainable energy. With Tesla Electric, your Powerwall automatically... More

Tesla (TSLA) January option IV at 65 as shares sell off 2%

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) December call option implied volatility is at 106, January is at 65; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 84 as shares sell off 2%.

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Federal Safety Regulators Investigating GM's (GM) Cruise Driverless Unit -- WSJ

(Updated - December 16, 2022 9:36 AM EST)

Federal Safety Regulators Investigating GM's (NYSE: GM) Cruise Driverless Unit -- WSJ

Adobe, Darden Restaurants, Meta Platforms rise premarket; General Motors falls

By Peter Nurse

Investing.com -- Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Friday, December 16th. Please refresh for updates.

Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) stock rose 5% after the software company recorded 10% growth in fourth-quarter revenues and forecast healthy first-quarter profit as demand remained strong.

Tesla (TSLA) December option implied volatility at 78, January is at 65

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) December call option implied volatility is at 78, January is at 65; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 84.

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Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk sold another 22 million shares of the company worth about $3.6 billion between Monday and Wednesday this week.

Wheels Up Experience (NYSE: UP) CEO, Kenneth Dichter bought 400,000 shares on Dec 14-15 at a price range... More

Tesla (TSLA) December option implied volatility offered lower into expiration

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) December call option implied volatility is at 77, January is at 64; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 84.

Ford hikes price of cheapest F-150 electric truck variant to nearly $56,000

(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has raised the price of the cheapest variant of its F-150 Lightning electric truck by 9% to $55,974, the company's website showed on Thursday.

The automaker has raised prices for its electric pickup trucks twice in a span of three months, as it navigates higher... More

Stocks are falling on fears over Fed's higher for longer rates

By Liz Moyer

Investing.com -- U.S. stocks slumped more than 800 points on Thursday as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve's higher for longer stance on interest rates.

At 11:59 ET (16:59 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 801 points or 2.4%, while the S&P 500 was down 2.5% and the NASDAQ Composite was down 3%.

The Fed put out a fresh set of forecasts on Wednesday that show inflation... More

Tesla (TSLA) PT Lowered to $225 at CFRA

CFRA analyst Garrett Nelson lowered the price target on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) to $225.00 (from $300.00) while maintaining a Strong Buy rating.... More

Li Auto Inc (2015:HK) (LI) PT Lowered to HK$125 at CLSA

CLSA analyst Aaron Li lowered the price target on Li Auto Inc (2015:HK) (NASDAQ: LI) to HK$125.00 (from HK$190.00) while maintaining a Buy (1) rating.... More

Tesla (TSLA) option implied volatility bid as shares rally 1.3%

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) December call option implied volatility is at 89, January is at 67; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 84 as shares rally 1.3%.

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Tesla, Snap, Novavax and Goldman Sachs fall premarket

By Peter Nurse

Investing.com -- Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Thursday, December 15th. Please refresh for updates.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock fell 1.6% after filings... More

RBC Capital cuts price target as Tesla (TSLA) pressure continues

RBC capital reiterated an Outperform rating on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and cut the price target to $225.00 (From $325.00) as the stock continues to feel pressure from concerned investors. Bears are concerned about how demand, pricing, auto-GMs and Elon Musks Twitter distraction are impacting the TSLA brand.

Analyst Joseph Spak wrote in a note,... More

BYD to launch new EV brand

Chinese automaker, BYD (OTC: BYDDY) announced today that the company will be launching a new "professional and personal" electric car brand in 2023. Brian Luo, the company's branding assistant general manager, made the comments at a media event. The new brand will be an... More

Tesla (TSLA) stock selloff continues as Elon Musk sells $3.6B worth of EV maker shares

(Updated - December 15, 2022 8:49 AM EST)

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are down almost 3% after CEO Elon Musk sold a further 22 million shares of the electric vehicle (EV) maker. The sales were worth about $3.6 billion.

Musk was selling Tesla stock between Monday and Wednesday this week, according to the filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

At risk of stating obvious, beware of debt in turbulent macroeconomic conditions, especially when Fed keeps raising rates, Musk tweeted earlier this week.

Musk sold more than... More

Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA) 1 call to 1.3 puts into Elon Musk sells $3.6B shares filing

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Tesla (TSLA) December call option implied volatility is at 94, January is at 67; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 84 into Elon Musk sells $3.6B shares filing.

Tesla (TSLA) December IV bid above January

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) December call option implied volatility is at 94, January is at 67; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 84 as shares near two-year low.

Tesla (TSLA) PT Lowered to $225 at RBC Capital

(Updated - December 15, 2022 4:01 AM EST)

RBC Capital analyst Joseph Spak lowered the price target on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) to $225.00 (from $325.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.

The analyst comments "Stock has been under pressure. Investors are concerned about demand, pricing, auto-GMs and... More

Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk sold another at least $3.5 billion in stock

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk sold another at least $3.5 billion in stock.

Tesla (TSLA) weakness continues as investors lash out at Musk

Shares of electric vehicle giant, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are down 2.66% near end of day trading on Wednesday, extending the stocks decline to its lowest level in more than two years as investors lash out at CEO Elon Musk's distraction from the electric car company following... More

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Tesla (TSLA) call put ratio 1 call to 1 put as shares near two-year low

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) December call option implied volatility is at 94, January is at 67; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 84 as shares near two-year low.

Midday movers: Delta Air Lines, Aspen Group, Charter Communications and more

By Liz Moyer

Investing.com -- Stocks were rising on Wednesday as investors prepared to hear the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates and forecasts for the economy. Here are the midday movers for Dec. 14.

Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE: DAL) shares... More

Tesla shares fall as investors bash Musk's Twitter focus

By Hyunjoo Jin

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla shares extended declines to hit their lowest level in more than two years on Wednesday, as investors including a "fanboy" of CEO Elon Musk lashed out at Musk's distraction from the electric car company following his buy of Twitter.

Shares of Tesla, the world's most valuable carmaker, is one of the worst performing stocks among major automakers and tech companies this year, as investors worry that Musk's Twitter buy... More

Tesla to search for water in quest to expand German gigafactory

By Victoria Waldersee

BERLIN (Reuters) - Tesla plans to drill for new water sources to supply an expansion of its electric vehicle plant near Berlin, according to local authorities and water associations, the latest move by the carmaker to jump-start German bureaucracy.

After the factory's launch in March was almost waylaid by opposition from environmental groups over its water use, Tesla is taking matters into its own hands as it prepares to double the capacity of the plant in Gruenheide, Brandenburg, from 500,000 to over a million cars per year, pending approval from local authorities.

At a... More

Tesla (TSLA) December option implied volatility at 100 as shares sell off 1.6%

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) December call option implied volatility is at 100, January is at 70; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 84 as shares sell off 1.6%.

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Active options: TSLA AMZN AAPL SOFI PBR MSFT META NVDA COIN AMD

Tesla (TSLA) Set to Decline for Third Day, Down Another 2%

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Set to Decline for Third Day, Down Another 2%

GM recalls 825,000 trucks, SUVs over headlight issue

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -General Motors said on Wednesday it was recalling 825,000 trucks and SUVs in North America because daytime running lights may not deactivate when the headlights are on, potentially causing excess glare.

The largest U.S. automaker said the recall covers various Cadillac... More

Delta, Lennar, Darden Restaurants rise premarket; Tesla, Best Buy fall

(Updated - December 14, 2022 8:19 AM EST)

By Peter Nurse

Investing.com -- Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Wednesday, December 14th. Please refresh for updates.

Delta (NYSE: DAL) stock rose 4.3% after the airline forecast its profit would... More

Citi’s releases thoughts on recent Tesla (TSLA) weakness

Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are down 0.66% in pre-market trading on Wednesday after closing at -4% the day before. Citi analyst Itay Michaeli attributes the companys recent weakness to continued macro/demand/pricing concerns, with the most recent datapoint coming... More

Goldman Sachs remains bullish after cutting price target on Tesla (TSLA)

Goldman Sachs reiterated a buy rating on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and lowered the price target to $235.00 (from $305.00) after lowering estimates to reflect softer supply and demand.

Goldman now assumes 420K deliveries in 4Q22 (from 440K prior) and 1.85 mn units in 2023 (from 1.95 mn prior). They... More

Tesla (TSLA) December option implied volatility at 91 as shares near two-year low

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) December call option implied volatility is at 91, January is at 67; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 84 as shares near two-year low

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Tesla (TSLA) PT Lowered to $235 at Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Delaney lowered the price target on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) to $235.00 (from $305.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.... More