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Everything from wages to used car prices could jump higher, market researcher Jim Bianco warns
Washington’s efforts to curb inflation will fall short particularly this year, according to market forecaster Jim Bianco. And, he believes this week’s key inflation data will help prove it. “I don’t see anything that will reduce the inflation rate. There are some things that might reduce prescription drug prices and maybe a couple of other […]
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Baidu’s robotaxis don’t need any human staff in these parts of China
Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles. Baidu BEIJING — Chinese tech company Baidu said Monday it has become the first robotaxi operator in China to obtain permits for selling rides with no human driver or staff member inside the vehicles. The local […]
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Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to a debate on bots
Centi-billionaire Elon Musk provoked Twitter and challenged the company’s CEO Parag Agrawal to a “public debate” about fake accounts and spam in the midst of a contentious legal battle over a $44 billion acquisition. Musk filed a bid with the Securities and Exchange to acquire Twitter back in April this year. After the companies agreed to […]
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California DMV accuses Tesla of deceptive practices in marketing Autopilot and Full Self-Driving options
Brand new Tesla cars sit in a parking lot at a Tesla showroom on June 27, 2022 in Corte Madera, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images The California Department of Motor Vehicles has accused Tesla of engaging in deceptive practices around the marketing of its driver assistance systems, which are branded […]
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Elon Musk predicts mild 18-month recession, teases possible share buybacks
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul | Reuters At the Tesla 2022 shareholders’ meeting on Thursday, investors asked CEO Elon Musk how the company plans to spend its money in coming years, and about his global economic […]
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Lordstown Motors expects limited production and deliveries of electric pickup in 2022
Workers install door hinges to the body shell of a prototype Endurance electric pickup truck on June 21, 2021 at Lordstown Motors assembly plant in Ohio. Michael Wayland | CNBC Embattled electric truck startup Lordstown Motors on Thursday reaffirmed plans to begin commercial production of its first vehicle this quarter and roll out the first […]
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Ford reports big jump in July sales, including for trucks and electric vehicles
Ford F-150 Lightning at the 2022 New York Auto Show. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor’s U.S. vehicle sales last month showed notable improvements in volumes and truck availability, following a fire at a supplier’s plant in Japan that hurt its year-ago sales. The Detroit automaker said Wednesday its new vehicle sales rose […]
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on earnings: It was a strong quarter on top and bottom lines
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’ to break down the company’s latest quarterly earnings report, which showed the ride hailing company was cash-flow positive for the first time. Source
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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba teams up with Tesla rival Xpeng on tech for driverless cars
XPeng is still focused in boosting the sales of its electric cars. But it has been focusing on building out future businesses in flying cars and robotics. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and electric vehicle startup Xpeng are opening a computing center to train software for driverless cars, the […]
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Ford stock notches its best month since the Great Recession – and keeps rising
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor’s stock on Monday added to its best month since the Great Recession in 2009, signaling a significant swing for the automaker this year. Shares of the Detroit automaker closed Monday at $15.34, up 4.4%. The gains added to the stock increasing by 31.9% in July […]
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