A Volkswagen automobile assembly plant is seen on March 20, 2024 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images DETROIT — Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will vote this week on whether to organize with the United Auto Workers in a key test of the union’s sway. A victory would give the UAW its first … Read more
Customers admire a Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle at a Tesla store in Honolulu, Hawaii. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images U.S. consumers have been making the move to all-electric vehicles more slowly than many expected — but a growing leader in EV adoption is Hawaii. The tropical island state this … Read more
The 2024 Buick Envista. GM DETROIT — General Motors on Tuesday reported a 1.5% decline in first-quarter U.S. vehicle sales compared to a year ago, as the overall auto industry normalizes after years of disruptions and volatile results. The Detroit automaker said the decline to 594,233 vehicles sold during the first three months of the … Read more
Reddit shares jumped 48% in their debut on Thursday in the first initial public offering for a major social media company since Pinterest hit the market in 2019. The 19-year-old website that hosts millions of online forums priced its IPO on Wednesday at $34 a share, the top of the expected range. Reddit and selling … Read more
The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Reddit, Inc. (NYSE: RDDT) to celebrate its initial public offering. To honor the occasion, Snoo, rings the Opening Bell®. NYSE Wall Street’s tech IPO bankers may finally have a reason to break out the champagne after an extended drought was broken up this week with the market debuts of … Read more
Reddit power users who participated in the company’s IPO made millions of dollars as a group in profits after the stock’s big jump in its first day on the market. While Redditors interviewed by CNBC ahead of the offering said they were skipping out on the IPO due to concerns about the business and the … Read more
Although consumer demand for EVs hasn’t shown up in the way executives had expected, sales of the vehicles are still predicted to increase in the years to come. Andrew Merry | Moment | Getty Images DETROIT — The buzz around electric vehicles is wearing off. For years, the automotive industry has been in a state … Read more
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe reacts at an event to unveil a smaller R2 SUV in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., March 7, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters Shares of Rivian Automotive surged 13% on Thursday as the EV maker unveiled three new vehicles and announced more than $2 billion in savings related to pausing construction on … Read more
Toyota hybrid vehicles for sale at a dealership in Chicago, Feb. 6, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Hybrid vehicles led the 2024 top vehicle rankings released Tuesday by influential product testing organization Consumer Reports. Such “electrified” vehicles, including plug-in hybrid models, represented six of the top 10 picks by the nonprofit consumer organization. The … Read more
Boeing : The aircraft maker changed leadership of its embattled 737 Max program. “Doesn’t matter. Boeing, the leadership from the top is the only leadership government cares about,” Jim Cramer said Thursday. Dow stock Boeing was down slightly. Etsy : Shares of the online marketplace for handmade goods dropped 8% on an earnings miss and … Read more
