Automobiles

An Auto Parts Winner in a Greener Future

An Auto Parts Winner in a Greener Future

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 […]

More Woes for Elon Musk as This Competitor  Is Beating Tesla

More Woes for Elon Musk as This Competitor  Is Beating Tesla

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 […]

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Profiting From Rising Fuel Prices

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 […]

Is This Tiny Automobile Stock Set For A Rebound?

Is This Tiny Automobile Stock Set For A Rebound?

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 […]

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Analysts Rate PLUG a Buy on Walmart Deal

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 […]

Deere and the New Age of Agriculture

Deere and the New Age of Agriculture

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 […]

Forget Tesla—Here Are the Real Winners in the EV Race

Forget Tesla—Here Are the Real Winners in the EV Race

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. […]

2022 Could be a Good Year for Goodyear Tire & Rubber

2022 Could be a Good Year for Goodyear Tire & Rubber

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 […]

NIO ES6 electric SUV semi-autonomous car on display near Chinese automobile manufacturer NIO software development office in Silicon Valley - San Jose, California, USA - 2019

NIO Set to Be the Hottest EV Trade Going Into 2022

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 […]