Sunday, December 22, 2024
The global auto industry is in an all-out drive toward a cleaner and greener future.However, for some suppliers to the auto industry, it has not been a pleasurable joyride. Instead, current conditions are more like driving on a icy, treacherous mountain road in the middle of a blizzard. Only the most skilled drivers will make […]
Warren Buffett has done it again… Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) put $232 million into the Chinese battery and electric vehicle company BYD (BYDDY) in 2008. That stake is now worth a cool $7.7 billion, making it one of Berkshire’s most lucrative investments. Meanwhile, Elon Musk has heaped scorn on electric vehicle company BYD. Back […]
Most of you are surely aware of the headlines blaring that retail gasoline prices in the United States rose again and hit another all-time record, surpassing one set in March. On May 10, the average cost of a retail gallon of gasoline hit $4.374, according to the American Automobile Association, surpassing the former record of […]
Options block trades can be enlightening sources of information, especially when they occur in tiny stocks. Vroom (VRM) is a digital automobile dealership that has struggled mightily this year, down a whopping 85% year-to-date. The company is dealing with high costs and low margins. The options on VRM typically trade about 10,000 lots per day […]
Investors should keep an eye on Plug Power (PLUG). After a rough pullback in the latter part of 2021, the hydrogen stock is attempting to push higher. In fact, investors may want to use weakness as a buy opportunity. For one, the hydrogen story is heating up. Goldman Sachs called hydrogen a “once in a […]
One of my favorite investors (other than Warren Buffett) is Jim Rogers. He and many other high-profile investors have been talking up the prospects for investments in agriculture for the past 20 years. It’s easy to see why. The United Nations estimates that, by 2050, we will need to feed an additional 1.82 billion people […]
Electric vehicle stocks, like NIO (NIO), could accelerate well into 2022, for three very important reasons. First, governments all over the world are racing to reduce carbon emissions. In fact, the U.S. just pledged to reduce emissions by as much as 52% over the next several years. Europe wants to cut CO2 emissions by up […]
When someone says electric vehicles (EVs), many people immediately think of Tesla (TSLA). But from an investment viewpoint, there’s a lot more to the industry than just one company. My favored EV subsector is the supply chain. Without batteries, there is no EV industry. And without the necessary raw materials, there would be no batteries. […]
With much of the focus lately on the electric vehicle (EV) market, one overlooked segment is the companies that make and sell the tires that these cars and trucks will use. With many valuations stretched for the stocks and companies that make EVs, Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) seems to be a cheaper way to […]
Global leaders want millions of EVs on the roads by 2030, sending electric vehicle stocks accelerating. These goals have been set in effort to reduce vehicle emissions. The U.S. for example, wants to cut emissions by as much as 50% by 2030. President Biden signed an executive order that would make half of all new […]
