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The future of Facebook is not in question. However, even as its stock continues to rise, regulatory hurdles mar the company’s journey. Yesterday, the FB stock price increased by 1.69%.Facebook is easily one of the world’s most successful companies. The social media giant has had an impressive streak and keeps on gaining in popularity and utility. This is also helped by the fact that over time, it’s been able to acquire other potential competitors such as Instagram and Whatsapp. Today,...

Tesla (TSLA) stock has reacted positively to the news about the company’s talks with CATL, a Chinese producer of cobalt-free batteries.News from the leading electric car manufacturer Tesla: the company is negotiating the deal with CATL, a Chinese producer of batteries for electric vehicles. Tesla is planning to use CATL’s cobalt-free batteries in cars that its Shanghai plant in China produces. As a result of the announcement, Tesla (TSLA) stock soars. In several hours, it increased by 7.30%...

Alphabet Inc. shows incredible profits during the overall market depression. Google Cloud and YouTube are making a good contribution to the total revenue. Alphabet (GOOGL) stock may reach new highs.While the regulators promise new threats that will apply more harm to small businesses than to Google itself, the giant continues making huge profits. The long-awaited YouTube revenue report is also a big deal to concern. Looks like, the more troubles Google has, the more solutions they generate to...

Berkshire Hathaway has added Kroger to its long list of investment stakes. Warren Buffett’s company has purchased nearly 19 million shares of the retail giant. BRK.B is up.Big business is almost always filled with investments and acquisitions. These investments are strategic by companies that believe the move will do wonders for their overall business. While the reason for the specific reasons might not always be known to the public, it is always interesting to see the choices. Another...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures, as well as the Nasdaq futures and the S&P 500 futures, are moving higher thanks to a number of factors.On account of the United States celebrating President’s Day, the stock market trading remains closed. However, the after-hour trading sessions are still live as major indices surge to continue the market rally further.Today, following the Nasdaq futures and the S&P 500 futures, the Dow Jones futures also showed a modest rise....

Favipiravir has become one of the drugs that the Chinese authorities approved for treating the new COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus.According to a Reuters report, China’s National Health Commission is optimistic about a resolution for the raging coronavirus. The report says that a spokesman for the Commission Mi Feng said that efforts from the authorities are yielding results. The Commission also says that at least 1,425 infected patients have been cured and discharged. As part of these...

General Motors has announced it will be ceasing its operations in some international markets and concentrate on the profit-making regions. GM stock hasn’t reacted significantly.General Motors (NYSE: GM) through its official website on February 16, 2020, announced it will accelerate its transformation of the international markets. The transformation will entail ceasing all operations by 2021 at Holden in Australia. In addition, the company is in talks with the Chinese company, Great Wall...

After a woman who was on a cruise ship tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities are now trying hard to find other passengers. Such a situation resulted in a new wave of worries.While authorities all over the world are bending over backward to curb the coronavirus outbreak, things might be getting worse. Apart from the rising number of confirmed cases and deaths, the spread is still raging on. Now, several authorities are currently in a fix as they try to find a few hundred people who...

Tesla (TSLA) stock is rising above $800 after hours. Elon Musk is looking for employees to join the Solar Roof team as the company is ramping up the installation of such roofs in the U.S.Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk recently gave an ad searching for workers.https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1228849721013346304Be it as it may, the truth is that even with a record fourth quarter for its solar energy and storage systems business, Tesla’s energy revenue fell by more than $24 million in 2019.Now, the...

Nissan stock has fallen to the lowest level in 10 years as the company has reported its earnings and is still under the pressure of the scandal surrounding former chairman Carlos Ghosn.Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. reported its operating income for the three months ending on December 31, 2019, amounted to ¥22.735 billion (around $207 million), significantly lower than market estimates and falling 78% on an annual basis.Net sales for the third fiscal quarter declined 17% to ¥2.5 trillion...