BEIJING (Reuters) -Tesla has suspended taking new orders for Model S and Model X vehicles on its Chinese website, Reuters checks showed on Friday, as the world’s two largest economies exchange blows in a trade war. Both models are made in the U.S. and imported to China. New orders for the two models were also…
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Lower oil prices could reduce Colombian state-run oil firm Ecopetrol’s profits by up to 12 trillion pesos ($2.76 billion) this year, the company’s president warned on Friday. Ecopetrol may also have to scrap production at some fields and focus on those with lower costs, president Ricardo Roa told journalists…
LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign investors dumped $6.5 billion of U.S. equities in the five trading sessions ending Wednesday, BofA Global Research said on Friday, as tariff induced turmoil gripped markets. Safe haven U.S. Treasuries saw their biggest ever weekly inflow of $18.8 billion, while investors withdrew $21.3 billion from active equity funds and a record…
By Brijesh Patel and Anmol Choubey (Reuters) – Gold prices jumped nearly 3% to an all-time high on Thursday, as a drop in the dollar and an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China drove investors towards the safe-haven allure of the precious metal. Spot gold climbed 2.6% to $3,160.82 an ounce at 01:54…
(Reuters) -Vaccine maker Novavax’s shares plunged over 22% on Thursday after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised concerns about the company’s COVID-19 vaccine in an interview with CBS News. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an agency that is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, missed its…
By Aditya Soni (Reuters) -The “Magnificent Seven” stocks were poised to gain more than $1 trillion in market value on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump approved a 90-day tariff pause, easing pressure on tech giants that had tumbled in recent sessions. Shares of the companies, which include AI chip giant Nvidia, Apple, Tesla and…
(Reuters) -A Tesla Supercharger station was damaged in Lacey, Washington, on Tuesday, according to local police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The impacted Tesla Supercharger station, which is located at 665 Sleater Kinney Road SE in Lacey, comprises 12 Superchargers, each capable of delivering up to 250 kW of power, according to the company’s…
(Reuters) – Ripple said on Tuesday it will buy multi-asset prime broker Hidden Road in a $1.25 billion deal, making it one of the largest acquisitions by the crypto company. This is the second billion-dollar-plus deal involving a crypto company this year, as digital assets such as bitcoin gain more prominence under U.S. President Donald…
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) -Volvo Cars’ new top executive said on Thursday the company would produce more cars in the U.S. while ramping up its regionalisation efforts, just as a 25% U.S. tariff on global autos takes effect. European companies are scrambling to find solutions as President Donald Trump’s 25% duties on foreign cars became effective…
MILAN (Reuters) – Tesla’s new car registrations in Italy rebounded sharply in March after a plunge the previous month to stand down 7% year-on-year in the quarter as a whole, data from the Transport Ministry showed on Tuesday. The quarterly number adds to signs that drivers are shunning Elon Musk’s electric vehicle brand as competition…
