New electric vehicles destined for Belgium at a port in Taicang city in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Jan. 11, 2025. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s electric car market is headed for a sharp slowdown in 2025, according to analyst predictions, increasing pressure on companies trying to survive. Sales […]
Crikey, 100% of Cup of Jo teammates have sick children at home today — colds, stomachaches, the works — so we’re taking a day off from regular posting. But! In case you, too, have sniffly kids or need a pick-me-up, here are a few videos that might make you laugh… Passive aggression in the workplace, always […]
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Quantum stocks — Quantum computing stocks dropped after Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg became the latest high-profile executive to ease expectations for the technology. Rigetti Computing dropped 27%, while D-Wave Quantum shed 32%. The Defiance Quantum & AI ETF lost 2.5%. Nvidia , chip stocks — […]
Cliff Asness. Chris Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cliff Asness, co-founder of AQR Capital Management, believes bitcoin is in a speculative bubble after the cryptocurrency’s swift rally carried it above $100,000 following the November presidential election. “I’m on the bubble side, on net,” Asness said on CNBC’s “Money Movers” Monday. “To move me off […]
Workers dismantling a mattress. Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images News | Getty Images Consumers in a handful of states are paying to help make the mattress industry more eco-friendly — and more states may follow suit? Four states — California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island — now levy a flat fee on any mattress or […]
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Quantum stocks — Quantum stocks tumbled on Monday morning, following comments from Mark Zuckerberg echoing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang that quantum is at least a decade away from being a “useful paradigm.” Zuckerberg made the comments on a Friday episode of the “Joe Rogan Experience.” Shares […]
China economic policy kicked off 2025 with an expanded consumer stimulus program that analysts expect will benefit a handful of specific stocks. While the country has rejected handing out cash directly to consumers, since late summer it has subsidized some home appliance purchases through a trade-in program. Officials on Wednesday added microwaves, water purifiers, dishwashers […]
An exchange-traded fund provider is helping investors make more bets on Wall Street’s most profitable momentum trades. GraniteShares, which debuted its first installment of single-stock ETFs in 2022, now manages 20 of them. It includes the GraniteShares YieldBoost TSLA ETF (TSYY), which launched last month. The fund gives investors exposure to Tesla. “This is about […]
A bitcoin ATM in Miami. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bitcoin prices soared in 2024. But you may want to tread with caution before euphoria leads you on a hasty buying spree. Bitcoin and other crypto should generally account for just a sliver of investor portfolios — generally no more than […]
How are you doing this weekend? We’re thinking so much of our L.A. friends and readers; here are some ways to help, if you’re able. Sending so much love. Here in New York, the boys and I have been playing a lot of ping pong, and I also just finished The Sopranos. What a show, […]
