GM’s decision to integrate Cruise into its operations and pivot away from the development of robotaxis could have significant implications for the company and competitors and collaborators like Lyft, Uber, Waymo (Alphabet), and Tesla. I’ll discuss it and lay out how to trade it with options. GM’s move appears to prioritize scalable, near-term technologies over
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Vahe Kuzoyan, left, and Ara Mahdessian, the founders of ServiceTitan. ServiceTitan ServiceTitan, a provider of cloud software to contractors, priced its IPO at $71 a share on Wednesday, above the expected range. The company is set to debut on the Nasdaq on Thursday under ticker symbol “TTAN.” ServiceTitan previously raised its price range to between
Job creation in November rebounded from a near-standstill the prior month as the effects of a significant labor strike and violent storms in the Southeast receded, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 227,000 for the month, compared with an upwardly revised 36,000 in October and the Dow Jones consensus estimate
The Starlink logo is seen on a mobile device with an grahpic illustration of planet Earth in this illustration photo in Warsaw, Poland on 21 September, 2022. STR | Nurphoto | Getty Images SpaceX’s effort to put an additional 22,488 satellites into low-earth orbit is facing a formal objection from a Ukrainian-American nonprofit, which says
Signage for Bank of Korea is displayed atop the central bank’s headquarters building in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. South Korea’s central bank hiked interest rates for a second consecutive meeting on Thursday to wrestle consumer inflation down from 13-year highs, and further raised its projections for prices to rise to their
Here are Thursday’s biggest calls on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy The firm raised its price target on the stock to $165 per share from $150 following earnings. “We reiterate our Buy rating on NVDA (which is also on the Americas Conviction List) and highlight the rich catalyst path ahead.” Morgan Stanley
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 EV. Hyundaio Hyundai Motor’s newest all-electric vehicle is the 2026 Ioniq 9 SUV — a three-row, up to seven-passenger SUV for the U.S. market. The new vehicle is Hyundai’s largest EV entry to date, joining the smaller Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 all-electric vehicles in the carmaker’s growing fleet. The Ioniq
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building in Beijing on Dec. 15, 2022. Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s central bank on Wednesday kept major benchmark lending rates unchanged, as Beijing assesses the effects of its recent stimulus measures. The People’s Bank of China said it would keep the 1-year loan prime rate at 3.1%, and
Autonomous driving technology company WeRide has plenty of room to grow as a result of its early-mover advantage in the global self-driving market, according to Morgan Stanley, which brought the firm public in an IPO last month at $15.50 a share . Analyst Tim Hsiao initiated research coverage of Guangzhou, China-based WeRide with an overweight
A mural promoting bicycle travel as a means to ‘arrive happy’ outside a Walmart Home Office location in Bentonville, Arkansas, US, on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Terra Fondriest | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at Tuesday and last look at today. Sign
Billionaire investor Ron Baron, a longtime Tesla bull and shareholder, said he believes the electric vehicle company could hit a $5 trillion market capitalization in a decade, and that CEO Elon Musk has an even higher number in mind longer term. “Tesla, I think, is going to be worth $3 [trillion] or $4 trillion —
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday suggested the post-election market has been extreme, with big wins and big losses. He named sectors that have seen major gains recently, explaining the reasons they might have roared — but he warned that they need to cool off before investors should think about buying them. “We have a lot
John “SohoJohnny” Pasquale will be a guest on “Secrets of the Stage” hosted by Quinn Lemley on Sunday, November 17th, 2024. “Secrets of the Stage” is a tv show on MNN. Watch as Quinn Lemley pulls back the curtain and interviews artists, entrepreneurs and creators to discover their process “behind the scenes.” Real Estate to
LinkedIn has verified more than 55 million of its users, for free, in order to combat the spread of misinformation fueled by the rise of artificial intelligence, the company told CNBC. The Microsoft-owned service said it has the most verified individual human identities of any major social network. In November, the company will begin showing
Scout Terra pickup truck and Scout Traveler SUV concepts Scout NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors revealed its first electric vehicles Thursday and announced plans for the brand to expand its lineup to include an emerging type of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in addition to EV models. Scout, a former American vehicle brand from 1961
An exterior view of the Kohl’s store at the Paxton Town Centre near Harrisburg. A customer walks with a Nike shopping bag. Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | Emily Elconin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nike and Kohl’s may not be winning on Wall Street, but a wide set of consumers still consider them to
David Einhorn speaking at the 2024 Sohn Conference in New York City on April 3, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Shares of Peloton spiked more than 11% on Wednesday after Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn said shares of the company are significantly undervalued, CNBC has learned. Einhorn made the pitch at the Robin Hood Investors Conference.
Stocks are experiencing some turbulence of late, but the longer-term outlook points to sharp gains ahead, according to Piper Sandler. Craig Johnson, the firm’s chief market technician, sees the S & P 500 soaring to 6,600 in 2025. That’s 12.8% above where the benchmark closed Tuesday. “The old Wall Street adage ‘Bull Markets Climb a
A McDonald’s located on Route 66 in Azusa, California, on April 1, 2024. Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images McDonald’s shares dropped in extended trading Tuesday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers has led to 10 hospitalizations and one
Here are Tuesday’s biggest calls on Wall Street: Loop initiates AppLovin as buy Loop said the software publisher is an “indispensable infrastructure for the mobile gaming industry.” “We are initiating coverage of AppLovin with a Buy rating and $181 PT.” Bernstein initiates Costco as outperform Bernstein said the company is the “highest quality” in the
