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Black warned a Tesla deal could dilute SPCX shareholders by about 25%. Chamath, Jefferies and JPMorgan still see strategic logic in a Tesla-SpaceX combination. Tesla reports Q2 earnings on July 22, with EPS of $0.32 expected. Shares of Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) slid 2% overnight heading into Friday as Future Fund Managing Director Gary Black pushed…

Photo by Mohamed_hassan on Pixabay The company’s vision for the future is bigger than ever, but its top-line growth has slowed dramatically. Here’s why that one number matters more than the hype. For a company defined by rapid expansion, the most jarring number in Tesla’s (TSLA) financials today is how little its core business is growing.…

The Zacks Utility-Electric Power industry players generate, transmit and deliver electricity to millions of customers across the United States. Utilities are steadily transitioning toward cleaner energy sources while prioritizing carbon emission reductions, supported by government initiatives that encourage the adoption of cleaner power generation. At the same time, they continue to invest in grid modernization…

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock plunged nearly 5% early Friday. Shares of the artificial intelligence (AI) leader have been treading water for the past several months, with investors balancing the company’s strengths with potential risks. Today’s move is a reaction to more AI model competition from China. Nvidia stock recovered some of the early drop but…

ETF Investing Tools Semiconductor stocks ripped higher through the second quarter. Then the third quarter started, profit-taking kicked in, familiar worries about the AI trade resurfaced, and the whole group rolled over. ETF investors have responded by buying with both hands. The big semiconductor ETFs peaked on June 22. Since that date, the Roundhill Memory…

Former Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett may no longer run the company he helped build into one of the world’s largest conglomerates over more than six decades. But he will still occasionally appear on CNBC to discuss the market and Berkshire’s business, which he remains involved in as executive chairman. Though he’s now 95 years…

Investor concerns about a fading Buffett premium after Warren Buffett stepped down from the helm of Berkshire Hathaway were assuaged after The Oracle of Omaha disclosed he still heavily influences trades at the conglomerate. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a new position in Alphabet in Q3 2025, buying 17.8 million Class A shares of Google’s parent company.…

Key Takeaways Table of Contents Wall Street analysts caution that a potential Tesla-SpaceX combination faces lengthy regulatory approval processes spanning multiple years GLJ Research analyst Gordon Johnson identifies $40–$50 potential downside for TSLA as speculation around corporate combinations dissipates Upcoming midterm contests present political uncertainty, with prediction markets showing Democrats above 80% probability to capture…

Photo by OpenClipart-Vectors on Pixabay The stock’s recent jump is tempting, but its long-term behavior tells a different story about the kind of risk it adds to your holdings. Amazon (AMZN) stock has climbed 4.7% in the last five trading days while the broader S&P 500 managed just a 1.2% gain. This run coincided with…