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Amazon shares sink 12%, on pace for worst day since January 2014
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Amazon shares sink 12%, on pace for worst day since January 2014

Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Amazon dipped as much as 12% on Friday after the company gave revenue outlook for the current quarter that fell short of Wall Street’s estimates. […]

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Here’s a full recap of CNBC’s 2022 Stock Draft: Ryan Reynolds likes Netflix, Kandi Burruss buys Zoom
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Here’s a full recap of CNBC’s 2022 Stock Draft: Ryan Reynolds likes Netflix, Kandi Burruss buys Zoom

Finance professionals, athletes and celebrities choose their favorite names in the annual stock-picking competition. Source

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Amazon takes .6 billion loss on Rivian stake after EV company’s stock plunge
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Amazon takes $7.6 billion loss on Rivian stake after EV company’s stock plunge

R.J. Scaringe, Rivian’s 35-year-old CEO, introduces his company’s R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, November 27, 2018. Mike Blake | Reuters Amazon invested in electric vehicle maker Rivian in 2019 as part of a plan to go green. During the first quarter, it saw nothing […]

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Amazon shares plunge on weak sales forecast
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Amazon shares plunge on weak sales forecast

Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon and then CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, October 25, 2016. Mike Blake | Reuters Amazon shares plummeted as much as 10% in extended trading on Thursday after the company issued a revenue forecast that trailed analysts’ estimates. Here’s how the company […]

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What Ford, a 9-to-5 workweek pioneer, is learning about the hybrid office
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What Ford, a 9-to-5 workweek pioneer, is learning about the hybrid office

Ford Motor Company world headquarters, Dearborn, Michigan on January 19, 2021. Aaron J. Thornton | Getty Images After several setbacks and delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ford Motor Co. finally started to welcome its salaried workforce back to its offices earlier this month. It also came alongside a significant shift in workplace policy from […]

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Ford cuts 580 U.S. salaried and contract employees as it restructures to focus on EVs
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Ford cuts 580 U.S. salaried and contract employees as it restructures to focus on EVs

Ford CEO Jim Farley at the company’s Dearborn, Michigan, plant where it’s building the electric F-150 Lightning on April 26, 2022. CNBC | Michael Wayland DETROIT – Ford Motor is cutting 580 U.S. salaried employees and agency workers as part of its ongoing Ford+ turnaround plan, the company confirmed Wednesday night. The cuts include approximately […]

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Ford sees first-quarter profit dragged lower by Rivian stake, but maintains 2022 earnings guidance
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Ford sees first-quarter profit dragged lower by Rivian stake, but maintains 2022 earnings guidance

Ford F-150 Lightning trucks manufactured at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn Michigan. Courtesy: Ford Motor Co. DETROIT – Ford Motor posted first-quarter results Wednesday that were in line with Wall Street’s expectations, though its earnings were dragged down by a stake in electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive and lower profits on reduced production. […]

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Ford CEO says the automaker plans to challenge Tesla as global EV leader
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Ford CEO says the automaker plans to challenge Tesla as global EV leader

Ford CEO Jim Farley at the company’s Dearborn, Michigan, plant where it’s building the electric F-150 Lightning on April 26, 2022. CNBC | Michael Wayland DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor has set its sights on topping Tesla in the race to become the global leader in electric vehicles, CEO Jim Farley said Tuesday. The goal […]

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Ford beefs up F-150 Lightning production in a forceful bid to dominate the electric pickup market
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Ford beefs up F-150 Lightning production in a forceful bid to dominate the electric pickup market

A Ford F-150 Lightning on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is set to be the first automaker to bring a mainstream, full-size electric pickup to the U.S. market, poised to capitalize on a first-mover advantage in what’s expected to be a hotly […]

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Inside Rivian’s EV plant and CEO RJ Scaringe’s strategy for growth, lower-priced EVs and competing with Tesla
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Inside Rivian’s EV plant and CEO RJ Scaringe’s strategy for growth, lower-priced EVs and competing with Tesla

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on April 11, 2022 inside the company’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC NORMAL, Ill. – Rivian Automotive CEO Robert Scaringe hops out of one the automaker’s R1T electric pickups outside of the company’s plant in central Illinois as a man chants, “RJ, RJ!” Scaringe, who goes by those […]

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