Mild My EVs In A Daze
By no means go away … your EVs buuuurnin’. Ford inventory is broad — however it’s a-hurtin’.
All I would like … is so that you can make electrical automobiles that don’t spontaneously combust. Is that so exhausting?
Wait, when did the Stones discuss electrical automobiles?
Hmm, should’ve been a B-side…
If you happen to couldn’t inform, Ford (NYSE: F) simply determined that it was excessive time for one more episode of EV Days — the battery-powered electrical automobile (EV) cleaning soap opera that has Wall Road and Nice Ones alike completely obsessed.
The nonstop drama as EVs take off (or fail) … the tit-for-tat competitors between Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) and, nicely, everybody that isn’t Tesla … what’s to not love?
In right now’s episode of EV Days, Ford finds itself in acquainted territory: a spot we name … Recall Land.
Dun, dun, dun!
Thanks, I assumed I used to be gonna have to offer the dramatic music myself. First up, Ford is recalling 464 Mustang Mach-Es as a consequence of a software program difficulty that “could cause unintended acceleration, deceleration or a lack of drive energy.”
Pretty. Mustangs randomly accelerating or decelerating? Is that … totally different from what Mustang drivers normally do?
Boo, Nice Stuff. Now you’ve insulted all my Mustang bros right here at Applebee’s.
Oh, however it’s extra than simply this “little” software program hiccup that’s going improper beneath Ford’s hood right now.
About 310,000 heavy-duty vehicles from Ford’s non-EV lineup had been recalled as a result of — get this — mud may get trapped within the air bag wiring, presumably stopping the air luggage from inflating in a crash. However … that’s nonetheless not all.
The Huge F’s final recall is for 39,000 2021 Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators … as a result of the engines can catch fireplace. Sure — even when the automobile’s turned off and never working.
Don’t fear, although: Whereas Ford has no concept what’s inflicting the fires … it has a plan of motion. Parking exterior. It’s not an amazing plan, however it is a plan. Can’t burn down your storage in case your automobile is burning in the course of the road, eh?
If all this sounds acquainted, you may bear in mind Normal Motors (NYSE: GM) going through the identical burning predicament over its Chevy Bolts. The answer again then? Park exterior. Man, Ford should’ve been wanting again at GM’s playbook for the whole lot.
Grasp on a second … solely a kind of remembers was an EV downside! The place’s the remainder of EV Days?
Glad you requested! Whereas Ford finds its footing amid the fiery fretting, Lucid Group (Nasdaq: LCID) is bringing its EV lucidity to Saudi Arabia.
No, that’s not a typo. Lucid’s first abroad manufacturing plant shall be in Saudi Arabia and can pump out 155,000 luxurious EVs yearly.
Particularly concentrating on native EV patrons at first, the brand new Lucid facility shall be up and working by the center of the last decade — a lot earlier than the corporate’s earlier estimate of 2030.
CEO Peter Rawlinson chimes in:
This expertise is good for this a part of the world. As a result of bear in mind, when the oil runs out, the solar will hold shining.
Stranger issues have occurred (simply ask Ford homeowners).
In keeping with Saudi Arabia’s funding minister, the nation is ripe for EV manufacturing, with different producers and battery makers “in superior discussions” to maneuver operations to the … ummm … once-oil fields. Yeah, we’ll go along with that.
Ah, a complete day’s EV information, and never an Elon Musk in sight.
Oh certainly. And what’s an excellent sweeter deal? Higher. EV. Batteries.
For EVs, the tipping level — affordability — might lastly be arriving, because of a brand-new battery expertise.
As quickly as they turn out to be inexpensive, demand will increase, and gross sales soar. Now … this beautiful new expertise is about to chop the price of EV batteries IN HALF. Which means by subsequent yr, an EV is predicted to price the identical as a gas-powered automobile.
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Retail’s Tough Trip Continues
It’s getting exhausting to maintain depend of all of the totally different suitors that’ve knocked on Kohl’s’ (NYSE: KSS) door this yr. However after months of rejected buyout gives and back-and-forth negotiations, it seems like Kohl’s might lastly be warming as much as the thought of a sale.
Why now, you ask? Nicely, up till this level, Kohl’s has been clinging to the concept that a revival of its retail model is sort of in sight … in the event you actually squint.
However after wanting by means of its newest earnings report, it’s clear that rumors of Kohl’s’ resurrection have been drastically exaggerated.
For the quarter, the strip-mall “superstore” made a mere $0.11 per share on falling same-store gross sales — nicely beneath Wall Road’s $0.70 per share estimate. Kohl’s additionally lower its forward-looking steering, citing robust market situations.
With the second half of the yr wanting rockier than the primary, the retailer is now apparently speaking to all these “ events” it beforehand didn’t give the time of day.
We’ve got formally communicated the precise procedures for the submission of actionable bids due within the coming weeks. We proceed with our detailed diligence section and are happy with the variety of events who acknowledge the worth of our enterprise and plan. — CEO Michelle Gass
Factor is, the worth of Kohl’s’ enterprise is quickly deteriorating with every new quarter. And if it’s not cautious … it may very well be left holding the bag of a failing enterprise no person desires to the touch, not to mention spend billions of {dollars} on.
In different phrases, I totally count on to see a sale right here quickly.
A Goose Of A Totally different Feather
Consider it or not, some luxurious manufacturers’ companies are nonetheless booming regardless of report inflation. Take Canada Goose (NYSE: GOOS), the maker of utmost climate outerwear that’s bought at much more excessive costs.
I imply, we’re speaking $750 for a “fundamental” coat and $1,500 for a kind of higher-end parkas… At that value level, simply let me freeze and be completed with it.
Whereas I won’t be Canada Goose’s target market, somebody out there’s clearly keen to spend beaucoup bucks on the corporate’s tundra-ready tunics.
The retailer reported an sudden revenue of 4 Canadian cents per share this quarter, giving the corporate renewed confidence it could actually ship better-than-expected full-year earnings. Bit untimely in the event you ask me … however then once more, nobody requested me.
Both approach, traders responded positively to Canada Goose’s positivity and despatched GOOS inventory rallying 10% right now. I suppose patrons of a feather flock collectively … or one thing like that.
And Now For One thing I’d Truly Spend My Cash On
Ian King has a shocking reply for all of the individuals who’ve written into him asking if now’s the time to start out shopping for Bitcoin: You’ve already missed out.
That’s proper. Bitcoin minted 100,000 millionaires in its heyday … however in the event you’re not certainly one of them, that ship has already sailed.
However there’s one other millionaire-minting crypto at our doorstep: the “Subsequent Gen Coin.”
In keeping with Ian’s analysis, this coin shall be 20X larger than bitcoin. And it may create as many as 2 million new millionaires.
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Candles In The Wind
I don’t find out about you, however each time I’m on the mall shopping for thousand-dollar winter coats as a substitute of paying my month-to-month payments (ha), I wish to cease by Bathtub & Physique Works (NYSE: BBWI) to see what I can spend my remaining life financial savings on … erm, I imply what new candle scents they’ve come out with for the month.
Winter Wonderland, you say? Smells an terrible lot like a rebranding of Paradise Cove … however I’ll chunk.
Will you get to the purpose already? I’ve bought a rump roast that’s not gonna prepare dinner itself.
That’s oddly particular, however OK. So Bathtub & Physique Works reported quarterly earnings that reiterated all’s not nicely within the land of retail. First-quarter earnings fell to $155 million from $277 million within the year-ago interval — and full-year forecasts dried up faster than that bargain-bin hand sanitizer they hold on the entrance of the shop.
Bathtub & Physique Works now expects to make earnings of between $3.80 and $4.15 a share, down from its earlier estimate of between $4.30 and $4.70 a share. Any guesses as to why? (That’s a rhetorical query…)
With the market crashing from its years-long climb, even the faintest whiff of bother is sufficient to ship traders right into a tailspin. Bathtub & Physique Works shareholders had been no exception, with lowered steering leading to a reducing of BBWI inventory by almost 9%.
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