The fact that Tesla scrapped its Model S Plaid Plus release is just part of it.Super fans of the latest and greatest high-endTesla, Inc. model received some disappointing news a week ago when CEO Elon Musk abruptly canceled the release of its highly anticipated Model S Plaid Plus with a tweet on June 6.Instead, the company has begun delivering a new Model S Plaid that has only a 390-mile range and 1,020 horsepower, though it still sprints to from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just two seconds.The go
Musk says Tesla will accept bitcoin again as crypto miners use more clean energy
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said the company will resume bitcoin transactions once it confirms there is reasonable clean energy usage by miners.“When there’s confirmation of reasonable clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend, Tesla will resume allowing Bitcoin transactions,” Musk wrote in a tweet.The electric-car maker halted car purchases with bitcoin in mid-May due to concerns over how mining contributes to climate change.Musk was reacting to comments from Magda Wierzycka, C
Musk says Tesla will accept bitcoin again as crypto miners use more clean energy
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said the company will resume bitcoin transactions once it confirms there is reasonable clean energy usage by miners.“When there’s confirmation of reasonable clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend, Tesla will resume allowing Bitcoin transactions,” Musk wrote in a tweet.The electric-car maker halted car purchases with bitcoin in mid-May due to concerns over how mining contributes to climate change.Musk was reacting to comments from Magda Wierzycka, C
Citi upgrades Nio, says growing electric vehicle demand in China can lift stock more than 50%
Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio should see sales growth accelerate in the near- and long-term, giving its stock upside of more than 50%, according to Citi.Nio’s shares have struggled in 2021, along with other stocks tied to the electric vehicle industry. The company’s U.S.-traded shares have slipped more than 20% year to date.Citi analyst Jeff Chung upgraded the stock to buy from neutral, saying in a note to clients on Tuesday that the company should see demand gain steam in the coming months
Apple gets rare sell rating as New Street downgrades and predicts nearly 30% stock decline
Apple could see a significant decline in sales of its flagship iPhone and investors should get out before the stock tumbles, according to a note from New Street Research.The tech giant reportednearly $48 billion in iPhone salesfor its fiscal second quarter, helping the company blow past analyst estimates for earnings and revenue. Several analysts have said that the iPhone 12 was part of a new supercycle for Apple.However, New Street analyst Pierre Ferragu downgraded the stock to sell from neutra
Tesla stock rose more than 1% in premarket trading
Elon Musk said on Friday that Tesla was close to establishing a presence in Russia and was looking at whether it could open factories there.Addressing an event in Russia via video link, Tesla boss Musk said the company already had production sites in China and the United States, but was looking at opening production facilities in other parts of the world.