Tesla sales surge 98%; company boosts margins on its less-costly electric cars
-Tesla Inc posted a bigger second-quarter profit than expected on Tuesday thanks to sharply higher sales of its less-expensive electric vehicles, as it raised prices to boost its margins on them.Tesla also cut costs which helped it offset many of the supply chain and microchip shortfalls facing the auto industry.For the first time since late 2019, Tesla profits did not rely on sales of environmental credits to other automakers, a sign of increasing financial health for the manufacturing operati
Chase, Delta, Goldman Sachs, PepsiCo, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
Second-quarter earnings season gets under way this week, with several big banks reporting. JPMorgan ChaseandGoldman SachsGroup kick things off on Tuesday, followed byBank of America,Wells Fargo,andCitigroupon Wednesday andMorgan Stanleyon Thursday.The week’s economic calendar will be equally busy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the consumer price index for June on Tuesday, followed by the producer price index for June on Wednesday. Expectations are for year-over-year increases of 4.0% a
U.S. stock futures are slightly lower after S&P 500 snaps 7-day winning streak
U.S. stock futures opened slightly lower Tuesday night after the S&P 500 ended a seven-day winning streak, its longest since August.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell by 54 points, or 0.16%. S&P 500 and $Nasdaq$ 100 futures dipped 0.10% and 0.06%, respectively.During the regular session, the 30-stock Dow fell 208.98 points, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 ended the day down by 0.2%. The Nasdaq Composite rose nearly 0.2%. The tech-heavy index rose to a fresh all-time high on Tuesday.$Investors$ may b