Tesla is underneath stress as EV competitors intensifies, ex-Ford CEO says

Elon Musk brought electric vehicles into the mainstream with Tesla. Now the electric car company is grappling with the aftermath of its own innovation, former Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields told CNBC on Wednesday. “One of the many things he’s done is get the industry to take EV seriously,” Fields said of Musk, Tesla CEO. …

Bob Baffert suspended by Churchill Downs after Medina Spirit’s second optimistic drug check

Churchill Downs Racetrack suspended horse trainer Bob Baffert for two years just hours after attorneys revealed Wednesday that his Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit had failed a second drug test for the banned steroid betamethasone. The suspension means that no horse trained by Baffert or by Bob Baffert Racing Stables can race at any track …

3.7 million lose unemployment advantages prematurely if the states withdraw

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images According to a CNBC analysis of the Department of Labor data, around 3.7 million Americans will be affected by the state’s early withdrawal from federal unemployment programs. Last month, 25 states announced plans to end the pandemic-era benefits before they formally expire …

AMC hits all-time excessive as traders refuse to promote the hedge fund’s shares

AMC multiplex cinema. NicolasMcComber | Getty Images AMC Entertainment’s stock opened at an all-time high on Wednesday after dismissing a report that a hedge fund had sold its stake in the cinema company. The stock opened at $ 37.52, rose nearly 20%, then rose to $ 41.95, up more than 30%. AMC’s previous intraday high …

AMC plans to reward retail traders with free popcorn and exclusives

The AMC Burbank 16 and the Batman bronze statue in Downtown Burbank. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images AMC Entertainment is rewarding its new shareholders. On Wednesday, the movie theater chain launched a new portal on its website just for its retail investors. The site, which requires stockholders to self-identify and sign-up for the …

Cinemas made a comeback over Memorial Day weekend

Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe star in “A Quiet Place Part II”. Paramount Pictures The box office is recovering. Over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, North American cinemas achieved nearly $ 100 million in ticket sales, the best performance since the pandemic began. Although less than half of the $ 232 million raised …

China’s EV shipments from Xpeng Motors are accelerating and Nio is falling in Could

An Xpeng P7 electric car can be seen during the 18th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition at the China Import and Export Fair Complex on November 20, 2020 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China – Chinese electric car maker Nio saw its deliveries decline in May as …

Zoom Video, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Ambarella, and extra

Zoom founder Eric Yuan poses in front of the Nasdaq building as the video conferencing software company Zoom’s logo appears on the screen after the opening bell on April 18, 2019 in New York City. Hit by Betancur | Getty Images Check out the companies that hit the headlines on Tuesday after the bell: Zoom …

World enterprise leaders demand $ 50 billion from rich nations

People wearing face masks wait for a dose of COVISHIELD, a vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, on May 4, 2021 at a vaccination center in New Delhi, India. Adnan Abidi | Reuters Global business and health leaders urged the world’s wealthier nations to provide $ 50 billion in …

U.S. begins examine testing mix-and-match Covid vaccine doses

A healthcare clinician prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for a commuter during the opening of MTA’s public vaccination program at the 179th Street subway station in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 12, 2021. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The National Institutes …