(Reuters) -AI heavyweight OpenAI is in talks to raise funds at a valuation of $150 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, a move that would fortify its status as one of the biggest startups in the world. The maker of viral chatbot ChatGPT is discussing raising $6.5 billion from investors, the report said, citing people … Read more
Wall Street’s major indexes climbed roughly 1% following July’s retail sales data, which suggested strong consumer spending and eased concerns about a possible imminent recession in the world’s largest economy, on Thursday. At 9:35 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 503.66 points, or 1.26 per cent, reaching 40,512.05. The S&P 500 increased … Read more
Hedge funds piled into short bets against Tesla Inc. right before the electric vehicle maker unveiled a set of numbers that triggered a hefty share-price rally. About 18% of the 500-plus hedge funds tracked by data provider Hazeltree had an overall short position on Tesla at the end of June, the highest percentage in more … Read more
– Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said on Saturday it has urged Tesla shareholders to reject a $56 billion pay package for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, which if passed would be the largest pay package for a CEO in corporate America. The report cited reasons like the “excessive size” of the pay deal, the … Read more
Tesla shares experienced a premarket surge of approximately 10.5% on Wednesday, following reassuring announcements from the electric-car manufacturer, according to news agency Reuters. These announcements included optimistic sales projections for the year and plans to introduce more affordable models by early 2025, alleviating concerns about slowing growth. Investors had been anticipating negative news after a … Read more
Cardinal Health falls on losing contracts with OptumRx * Tesla down after price cuts in several markets * Indexes up: Dow 1.2%, S&P 1.4%, Nasdaq 1.4% (Updates to 2:30 p.m. EDT/1830 GMT) By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) – Wall Street stocks advanced on Monday following a market sell-off in previous sessions as … Read more