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Autos

Ford, GM Notch Sales Surge as Detroit Braces for Slump

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Ford said that its second quarter sales rocketed 14% in the second quarter from a year earlier to 612,095 vehicles.

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Electric Vehicles

BYD Downshifts Production into First Gear

BYD is now the EV pace-setter in Europe, too, according to a recent report from automotive firm JATO Dynamics.

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Semiconductors

Magnificent 7 May Need to Make Room for Broadcom

Broadcom joined the trillion-dollar club late last year, and its market cap has only continued to climb since.

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Autos

Can Elon Musk’s Pajama Party Brighten Up Tesla’s Tomorrow?

Elon Musk is again sleeping at Tesla’s offices again, but that may not be enough to restart the top US EV-maker’s engine.

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Artificial Intelligence

Gecko’s AI Robots Represent the ‘Boring’ Future of Bots

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More than 70% of the $2.3 billion raised by robotics companies in Q1 2025 was directed towards task-centric tech like Gecko’s.

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Finance

Can the Magnificent Seven Ride Again?

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After serving as the driving force for a blistering market rise, the so-called Magnificent Seven have taken an epic stumble in 2025.

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Industrials

Manufacturing Discontent: Can Tariffs Spur Domestic Reindustrialization?

As a share of US GDP, the manufacturing sector has decreased from a nearly 25% peak in the 1950s to about 11% today.

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Industrials

Amazon’s Internet Satellite Venture Achieves Liftoff in Challenge to Musk’s Starlink

While Kuiper won’t generate revenue for a while, Amazon is still using its enormous influence to position itself for some corporate Star Wars.

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Finance

Short Sellers’ Pessimism Could Be Contagious

Traders betting against SPY, an exchange traded fund that tracks S&P 500 stocks, racked up more than $6 billion in profits this month.

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Electric Vehicles

Musk’s Empire Feels the Burn of DOGE

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Elon Musk’s departure from the Department of Government Efficiency still remains something of an “if,” not a “when.”

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