Text size Courtesy of Nikola. Batman versus Superman. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Nikola Tesla against Thomas Edison. These are some of the greatest rivalries of all time. There’s another rivalry in the burgeoning electric truck sector: Nikola versus Tesla. Tesla (ticker: TSLA) is now the most valuable automotive company in …
Read More »Schlumberger is cutting staff as virus hits revenue
Text size David McNew / Getty Images Oil services company Schlumberger is cutting 21,000 jobs after a disastrous quarter. Analysts are optimistic. Schlumberger’s (ticker: SLB) second-quarter results, released Friday morning, were grim at first glance: a 35% year-over-year revenue decline and a plan to cut a quarter from staff. But …
Read More »How much will drug manufacturers charge for Covid-19 vaccines? Questions about prices arise.
Covid-19 vaccines are poised to become big business. Its potential to generate staggering revenue has already added billions of dollars to the market value of drug makers like Pfizer and Moderna. . That promise is also drawing scrutiny in Washington. Rising prescription drug costs are one of the few problems …
Read More »NRG to buy direct power from Centrica for $ 3.6 billion
Text size JOSH EDELSON / AFP via Getty Images Centrica’s shares soared more than 17% after it agreed to sell Direct Energy, its North American energy business, to NRG Energy for $ 3.6 billion in cash. Houston-based Direct Energy provides electricity, natural gas, and home services to consumers and businesses …
Read More »Buffett joins his bet at his favorite bank: BofA
Berkshire Hathaway now owns 981.6 million Bank of America shares worth around $ 24 billion. Houston Cofield / Bloomberg Text size Bank of America is Warren Buffett’s favorite bank. Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.B) collected 33.9 million shares last week, paying around $ 810 million, or an average price of around …
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