• Jan 08, 2025

NIO Stock May Have Reached a Turning Point, but Risks Remain

NIO (NIO) stock has lost almost half of its value over the past 12 months and remains quite volatile. The business remains loss-making, and its path to profitability isn’t clear, given the company’s fairly unstable trajectory and investment in new business units. Personally, I’m bearish on NIO stock. The sector is increasingly competitive and the smart money already appears to have moved to automation. I’m also uncertain about the future of battery-swapping technology. Let’s Start with NIO’s Pos

  • Jan 08, 2025

Oil Companies Skip Auction for Arctic Refuge Drilling Rights

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  • Jan 08, 2025

US activists' demands push up stock prices but maybe not for long, Lazard report says

Demands by U.S. activist investors can send a target company's stock surging, and new data from investment bank Lazard show that these corporate nudges generate considerable market index-beating gains in the days after demands are announced. But the gains are not always long-lasting, according to a report by Lazard. "Activism drives median share price outperformance of 200 basis points in the five days following campaign launches," Lazard wrote in its annual review of shareholder activism, which was released to clients on Wednesday.