Ford falls, Amazon advances pharmacy pursuits and Disney board member speaks – our takes the news

Ford falls, Amazon advances pharmacy pursuits and Disney board member speaks – our takes the news

Ford Motor kept its 2024 guidance unchanged Tuesday. Meanwhile, Amazon ‘s pharmacy efforts added another wrinkle and Disney ‘s newest board member weighed in on the proxy fight underway at the entertainment giant. Here’s a closer look at these headlines and our takes on each. F YTD mountain F stock performance year-to-date. The news: Ford … Read more

Baltimore Bridge Collapse Is Set To Disrupt Auto Supply Chain

Baltimore Bridge Collapse Is Set To Disrupt Auto Supply Chain

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore Harbor is already posing a massive disruption to the automotive industry. The port handles imports, exports and parts shipments for major automakers like Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar-Land Rover, Lamborghini, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Stellantis, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo — all … Read more

Ford, GM, Stellantis to benefit from Biden emissions rules

Ford, GM, Stellantis to benefit from Biden emissions rules

President Joe Biden speaks at the United Auto Workers political convention at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2024. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — The Biden administration’s decision to ease its timeline for all-electric vehicle adoption and give automakers more ways to meet new tailpipe emissions standards is expected … Read more

BYD Seagull EV puts global auto execs, politicians on edge

BYD Seagull EV puts global auto execs, politicians on edge

A BYD Seagull small electric car is on display during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images LIVONIA, Mich. – A small electric vehicle is having a big impact on the global automotive industry. It’s not the EV itself … Read more

Nvidia stomps the bears. Jim Cramer on struggling stocks Starbucks, Abbott

Nvidia stomps the bears. Jim Cramer on struggling stocks Starbucks, Abbott

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Markets rebound as Nvidia goes green: … Read more

Hot inflation data spooks Wall Street

Hot inflation data spooks Wall Street

A man shops for fruit at a grocery store on February 01, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they … Read more

Another hot inflation gauge fuels worry

Another hot inflation gauge fuels worry

People shop in the produce section of a grocery store on September 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like … Read more

U.S. retail sales in sharp focus

U.S. retail sales in sharp focus

Customers visit the Macy’s Herald Square store in New York City on Dec. 17, 2023. Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like … Read more

Janet Yellen says Biden spurred electric vehicle investment boom

Janet Yellen says Biden spurred electric vehicle investment boom

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the “Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2024.  Amanda Andrade-rhoades | Reuters Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday lauded President Joe Biden’s investment in electric vehicles for accelerating the sector, even … Read more

EV euphoria is dead. Automakers trumpet consumer choice in U.S.

EV euphoria is dead. Automakers trumpet consumer choice in U.S.

Andrew Merry | Moment | Getty Images DETROIT — The buzz around electric vehicles is wearing off. For years, the automotive industry has been in a state of EV euphoria. Automakers trotted out optimistic sales forecasts for electric models and announced ambitious targets for EV growth. Wall Street boosted valuations for legacy automakers and startup … Read more