Ford’s third-quarter sales up 0.7% as GM overtakes it in EVs

Ford’s third-quarter sales up 0.7% as GM overtakes it in EVs

A banner advertises the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle at a Ford dealership on August 21, 2024 in Glendale, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor lost its lead in electric vehicle sales to crosstown rival General Motors during the third quarter, as the automaker’s EV growth slowed. Ford on Wednesday reported … Read more

Stellantis U.S. auto sales extend free fall in third quarter

Stellantis U.S. auto sales extend free fall in third quarter

Jeep vehicles are delivered to a dealership on June 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis U.S. new vehicle sales continued a yearslong freefall during the third quarter, despite CEO Carlos Tavares’ attempts to correct what he has called “arrogant” mistakes. The Transatlantic carmaker reported U.S. sales Wednesday of … Read more

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers

A worker unloads a new Tesla Model 3 from a truck at a logistics drop zone in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla posted its third-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report on Wednesday. The stock fell about 3.5% in premarket trading after the report. Here are the … Read more

Yale’s Stephen Roach warns of global volatility, ‘whipsawed’ markets

Yale’s Stephen Roach warns of global volatility, ‘whipsawed’ markets

01 October 2024, Israel, Tel Aviv: Missiles launched from Iran are seen in the sky over Tel Aviv. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Markets are in danger of being “whipsawed” by the combination of regional conflict in the Middle East and rising unemployment in the United States, says Stephen Roach, senior fellow … Read more

Soft landing hit by minor turbulence

Soft landing hit by minor turbulence

Dockworkers strike at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, on October 1, 2024.  Mark Felix | Afp | 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 what you … Read more

Iranian Attack On Israel Was “Defeated And Ineffective’: US

Iranian Attack On Israel Was “Defeated And Ineffective’: US

Washington: Iran’s ballistic missile assault on Israel was “defeated and ineffective”, the White House said on Tuesday, warning that Tehran could expect severe consequences for the attacks. “Based on what we know at this point, this attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective,” Jake Sullivan, US President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, told reporters. … Read more

Blockbuster weight-loss drug supply hit in trade shutdown

Blockbuster weight-loss drug supply hit in trade shutdown

An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen, March 28, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images As a port strike stretching from New England to Texas halted nearly half of all trade coming into the U.S., customs data shows that critical medical devices and drug components for the booming, expensive weight-loss and diabetes drugs … Read more

Port strike could reignite inflation, with larger economic impact dependent on how long it lasts

Port strike could reignite inflation, with larger economic impact dependent on how long it lasts

Port of Miami dockworkers strike near the port entrance and demand a new labor contract, on October 1, 2024 in Miami, Florida.  Giorgio Viera | Afp | Getty Images A strike hitting ports along the East and Gulf coasts could stoke prices for food, autos and a host of other consumer goods but is expected … Read more

Iran launches missile attack on Israel for Nasrallah killing

Iran launches missile attack on Israel for Nasrallah killing

Iran on Tuesday launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel in retaliation for its recent killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and an Iranian commander in Lebanon. The attack came on the heels of Israel’s deployment of ground forces into south Lebanon, escalating its offensive on Hezbollah, a militant group backed by Iran. “In response … Read more

India to fabricate its first chip in two years as companies pledge to expand in the country

India to fabricate its first chip in two years as companies pledge to expand in the country

Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal is talking to media on EU-India trade relations. India will waive tariffs on industrial imports from four European nations for a $100 billion investment over 15 years, ending nearly 16 years of negotiations. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images … Read more