$TSLA #TESLA $F $GM Tesla engineered its latest coup Wednesday, becoming the world’s richest car company while two of Detroit’s old guard, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, reported sagging auto sales amid the coronavirus pandemic. Led by Elon Musk, Tesla has had its share of ups and downs, but shares have risen steadily since late […]
$RACE $F $GM $TSLA $JPM The US auto market is back on track as fast as it fell, making the V-shaped recovery real. New vehicle sales and used vehicle prices are recovering in May and June almost as fast as they declined in March and April, according to JPMorgan. “We didn’t call it, nor did […]
$GS $PENN $F $GM $TSLA $MGM $AAPL $FB $GPRO $MRO $NVDA $SNAP, $MRNA $RCL Retail investors have stepped up their participation in the stock market lately, they are outperforming the professionals. A basket of stocks that have been bought by individual investors since the bottom of the C-19 coronavirus chaos-induced selloff on 23 March has […]
$RACE Luxury goods companies tend to do better in recessions because wealthier people maintain disposable income, and this C-19 coronavirus chaos caused and instant recession. This applies to Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) as the demographic it caters to are generally going to be able to afford expensive sports cars in good times or bad, it is a […]
$RACE $F Both Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) and Ford (NYSE:F) make and sell cars but their business models are different: Ferrari is a luxury goods company. It sells about 10,000 cars annually and realizes high profit margins. There is a limited supply of Ferraris and a waiting list to buy. Its earnings are more stable and defensive. […]
$BA $F $FCAU $GM $USO $USD We know by now that no US or world economic numbers will look positive now or the next Q or 2. Wednesday we will see the 1st preliminary number for US GDP for Q-1. The number is projected to be negative, it will be nowhere close to as bad […]
$GM $F General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) and Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) said Wednesday they are in talks with White House officials about how they can support manufacture of medical equipment needed to combat the coronavirus outbreak. GM Chief Executive Mary Barra spoke to White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow about the issue after the Detroit […]
$AAPL, $ARCH, $FDX, $FFIV, $F, $GM, $ICE Daily HeffX-LTN reviews dozens of Wall Street’s Key analysts research reports to ID new trading and investing ideas for HeffX-LTN readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is the list for Tuesday, 11 February, as follows: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was reiterated as Buy with a 400 price target by Wedbush […]
$RACE, $F, $DIS Director James Mangold’s latest film ‘Ford v Ferrari’ focuses on the most legendary tales of the Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F): when it hired Carroll Shelby, played by Matt Damon, and poured engineering and money into its now iconic GT40 to try to beat Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) at the running of the 24 Hours […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) is not used to losing. Its $250,000+ sports cars are the epitome of luxury, style, and exclusivity. When you see one cruising down the street, most people can’t help but stop and stare. Ferrari started as a racing company. Founder Enzo Ferrari handcrafted finely tuned speed machines whose sole purpose was to […]
$DIS “An unusual Hollywood exception to the derision of American exceptionalism,” –The National Review There’s a MAGA moment in Ford v Ferrari when the British-immigrant auto mechanic and race-car driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) stops being a loner and decides to be a team player. He slows down on the track to let the other American drivers […]
$AVGO, $CALA, $CRL, $ET, $F, $VTR Daily HeffX-LTN reviews dozens of the Street’s Key analysts research reports to ID new trading and investing ideas for HeffX-LTN readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of stocks analysts have singled out to look at carefully Wednesday, as follows: Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) was raised to Overweight from […]
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) to lay off about 450 employees in Canada US automaker Ford said Monday it would lay off about 450 employees in Canada as it ends production of two vehicles currently assembled there. This month, Ford stopped making the Lincoln MKT at its Oakville assembly plant west of Toronto, and will discontinue […]
$TSLA Electric luxury cars and sport utility vehicles like those made by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) may be 40 per cent more likely to cause accidents than their standard engine counterparts, possibly because drivers are still getting used to their quick acceleration, French insurer AXA said. The numbers, based on initial trends from claims data and not […]
$GLD, $SLV, $USO, $OIL, $CORN, $WEAT, $SOY, $USD FLASH: Gold Steady, USD Up, Crude Oil Up, Stocks Flat Note: The immediate focus shifts to the minutes of the Fed’s last meeting due Wednesday. Traders are also keenly waiting on the Fed’s Jackson Hole seminar and a G-7 Summit this weekend for clues on what additional steps policymakers […]
US retailers and global financial markets got an early Christmas present Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration announced it is delaying tariffs on key consumer electronic goods imported from China. And news that top US and Chinese trade officials spoke by telephone early Tuesday offered further signs of a possible letup in the trade war […]
$F, $TSLA, $VLKAY FLASH: The automobile industry has overestimated the arrival of self-driving cars, with companies admitting that making them is going to be harder, slower and costlier than they thought just a short time ago. “We overestimated the arrival of autonomous vehicles,” Ford’s CEO Jim Hackett said. It was just a year ago that […]
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Earnings Expected to Grow Wall Street expects a year-over-year increase in earnings on lower revenues when Ford (F) reports results for the quarter ended June 2019. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company’s earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price is how […]
$F, $GM, $FCAU, $TM FLASH: America is open for business. US manufacturing output accelerated in June, climbing for the 2nd month running, thanks in large part to increased production of motor vehicles and parts. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday manufacturing production rose 0.4% last month, above the 0.2% expected by analysts in a poll. The June numbers […]
$F, $GM, $TM, $FCAU The major automakers Tuesday posted mixed US sales results for June and Q-2 with demand still fairly strong for SUVs and pickup trucks while passenger car sales continued a long-running decline. Overall, US auto sales are slowing after a long Bull run that has satiated replacement demand. In a significant development […]
$AMD, $CTL, $DLPH, $APPS, $F, $GM, $LEA, $TTWO, $TSLA Daily HeffX-LTN reviews dozens of the Street’s Key analysts research reports to ID new trading and investing ideas for HeffX-LTN readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of The Street’s Key analysts outlook for Key issues for Friday follows: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) was […]
$TSLA Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is such a disruptive shock in this modern world of automotive manufacturing. He is like 1 of those determined entrepreneurs from the 1900’s who wanted to stick a motor on a carriage and get people moving without having to hitch a horse, for him it to not pump gasoline into […]
$TSLA $F $POAHY FLASH: The EV maker’s shares rose after CEO Musk said a “record Quarter” is possible. The recap, as follows: Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk thinks his fledgling EV company has a ‘Decent Shot’ of having a record Quarter. Echoing prior remarks made in an employee e-Mail about Q-2 potentially being a record Quarter for […]
$DIS, $RACE, $F Sunday night, during game 2 of the NBA finals, if you were watching you likely saw the Official Trailer for James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari. The film is a Man Star-powered, filmmaker-driven old-school movie for adults. It is an A-level film. But, in today AI, internet and brand-driven market it the kind of […]
$DIS,$F, $RACE 20th Century Fox a unit of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has released the 1st poster for Logan filmmaker James Mangold’s new film Ford v. Ferrari, announcing that the 1st trailer for the movie debuted Sunday night. The story is set against the backdrop of 1966’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race in […]
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Smart Resign will Save Millions Ford is in the throes of an $11 billion restructuring, which will cost 7,000 white-collar workers their jobs this year. The US auto giant believes the “smart redesign” will save billions, but the Dearborn-based company’s stock continues to struggle. Reportedly, the company is vastly downsizing its […]
$TSLA,$GM, $F Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock price dive another 5% Friday to its lowest mark in 2 years, -15% on the week, as it reported worse-than-expected Quarterly results accompanied with another ‘cheer-lead’ by embattled CEO Elon Musk on autonomous cars that failed to convince investors. Tesla needs capital and the market smell blood, bringing on the […]
$RACE, $GM, $F Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) claimed victory in a rain shortened 24 Hours of Daytona that saw Fernando Alonso, Jordan Taylor, Kamui Kobayashi, and Renger van der Zande crowned winners. Officials took the decision to Red Flag the race shortly after the 22 hour mark having suspended the race once already for heavy […]
US internet giant Google used a legal mechanism to transfer almost 20 billion euros from the Netherlands to Bermuda in 2017 for tax purposes, a Dutch newspaper report said Friday. Google, which is owned by US parent company Alphabet, moved 19.9 billion euros ($22.7 billion) with a tax evasion strategy dubbed “Double Irish, Dutch Sandwich”, […]
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) 2019 Target $5 Overall, the bias in prices is: Downwards. Note: this chart shows extraordinary price action to the downside. By the way, prices are vulnerable to a correction towards 11.85. The projected upper bound is: 9.64. The projected lower bound is: 5.41. The projected closing price is: 7.52. Candlesticks A […]
US to End Subsidies for Electric Cars and Renewable’s $F, $GM, $TSLA, $VLKAY They could end as early as Y 2020 The benefits of EVs are a myth White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said early this week that the United States will end subsidies for electric cars and other items including renewable energy sources. […]
Expect VW (OTCMKT:VLKAY) to Be the Most Profitable Maker of Electric Cars $VLKAY, $F, $GM, $TSLA Friday, Volkswagen (OTCMKT:VLKAY) CEO Herbert Diess said he expected the multi-brand car-making group to be the most profitable manufacturer of EVs (electric cars) thanks to economies of scale. Even 1st generation vehicles, which start rolling off production lines next […]
Now is it is Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Vs the Automotive World $TSLA, $VLKAY, $GM, $F The world’s giant automakers are planning big pushes into EV production, and none bigger than Volkswagen (OTCMKT:VLKAY) is coming up to challenge fledgling Tesla in its tiny 1 plant niche market. Ok, Tesla has sold about 500,000 cars worldwide, which accounts […]
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) to the Dust-bin of Automotive Wannabees? $TSLA From the outset Elon Musk’s strategy for Tesla has been bootstrapping: Use the money from the Lotus based roadster to develop and build the M-S; use cash from the M-S to develop and build the M-X; use cash from the M-X to develop and build the […]
The Top 5 Most Shorted Stocks on the NYSE $F, $GE, $BAC, $SNAP, $RAD History tells us that October can be a volatile frame for the stock market, and this year we are seeing it in spades. Investors and traders worry about the Fed raising interest rates, weakness in global and emerging markets, the effects […]
Do Not Get Distracted By Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Q-3 Profitability $TSLA Tesla posted an impressive Q-3 profit Wednesday, and the company’s top-line revenue was more stunning. The money flowing toward Tesla is more important than whether it makes or loses money on a Quarterly basis. As Tesla grows, questions could arise over its monopoly status in the EV sector, and use […]
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Model S Luxury Sedan Lost its “Recommended” Rating + Earnings FLASH $TSLA The M-3 sedan, seen as Key to Tesla’s profitability, debuted in CR’s with “Average” reliability. M-X SUV is rated “Much Worse Than Average” The M-S luxury sedan dropped to “Below Average” from “Above Average” and is not recommended. Tesla actually made money last […]
The Street’s Key Stock Analysts Research Reports $LNG, $CMCSA, $COP, $F, $KBH, $SLB, $STX, $TJX, $WLL Daily HeffX-LTN reviews dozens of the Street’s Key analysts research reports to ID new trading and investing ideas for HeffX-LTN readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of the Street’s Key analysts outlook for main issues for Thursday, […]
President Trump’s Tariffs Policy is Working $F, $GM President Donald Trump’s trade and tariff strategy, risky as it may seem is working. He is a master negotiator is hammering out agreements, 1st with the Europeans, next Mexico, both are better deals for American firms and workers. His threat of tariffs is leading to lower tariffs. […]
Huffington Intervenes, Tells Musk to Change His Way of Working $TSLA, $F Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, responding to Uber Technologies Inc. board member Arianna Huffington urging him to change the way he works, ruled out taking a different approach. Mr, Musk responded, “Ford and Tesla are the only 2 American car companies to avoid […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $AAPL, $AZO, $DBX, $EA, $F Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Street’s Top analysts outlook for Key issues for Thursday, as […]
Ford Vs Ferrari Le Mans Movie $RACE, $F A feature film telling the true story of Ford (NYSE:F) and Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) epic racing rivalry of the 1960’s has been in the works for a long time now. But with Director James Mangold attached and a new round of casting negotiations, a Variety report signals the Green Flag […]
Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Under Fire, Struggling CEO Fighting for His Life $TSLA Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Elon Musk opened the company’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday emotionally on the verge of tears as he said he builds its EVs with care and affection that other automakers cannot match, adding that the company’s decent into ‘production Hell’ has been hard on him […]
Production ‘Hell’ Continues at Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) $TSLA, $F Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Model 3 production ‘Hell’ delays are now being dubbed a “time shift,” by its CEO, Elon Musk. “You’ll definitely get your car,” Mr. Musk, 46 anni, said in a TV interview Thursday. “It’s a 6-9 month time shift. That’s literally it, and three of […]
EPA Planning Roll Back of Restrictive Automotive Fuel Economy Standards $RACE, $GM, $F, $FCAU, $TM, $VLKAY The Trump Administration is expected to launch an effort to weaken greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for automobiles, handing a victory to car manufacturers and giving them reasons to roll back restrictive industry standards worldwide. The EPA’s […]
Ford Vs Ferrari, The Movie in the Works $F, $RACE James Mangold, the visionary director behind Logan has many different projects going on now, including the untitled Ford Vs Ferrari project. Ford Vs Ferrari has attracted some A-listers who have hopes to star in the picture. According to the rumors Matt Damon and Christian Bale are negotiating lead roles in the project that would […]
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Ready to Crush Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) Ford will increase its investment in electrification, planning to spend $11 billion by 2022 to create hybrid and all-electric versions of its vehicles, the company announced Sunday at the Detroit Auto Show. Ford executive James Farley said the increased expenditure essentially doubles and extends Ford’s […]