Do a little leisure reading about Google’s shiny new Pixel 7 phones, and you’re bound to encounter a handful of common conclusions: The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are mostly meant to be reference devices and demo-like showcases for Google’s software. Google doesn’t expect many people (or businesses!) to buy ’em. Pixel phones in general have been total commercial flops. As someone who’s studied, written about, and personally owned Pixels since the start — and the… Source link
Read More »Tesla is positioning itself as ‘the key stock in everyone’s ESG portfolio,’ analyst says
It would make sense that the growth of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) funds would benefit an EV automaker like Tesla (TSLA). But why isn’t its stock getting an even bigger lift from ESG asset managers? Short answer: Not everyone in the business of socially responsible investments is convinced that Tesla, and its controversial founder and CEO, Elon Musk, is a pure play in the ESG world. To be sure, Tesla and its stock has made a lot of headway. “What they’re doing is… Source link
Read More »Google tells employees it won’t raise everyone’s wages to keep up with inflation
Google parent company Alphabet announced its fifth quarter in a row of record profits ($18.9 billion) and second straight quarter of record revenue ($65.1 billion) in October, but a company executive told employees that Google wouldn’t automatically adjust their salaries to account for inflation. According to CNBC, Google’s VP of compensation Frank Wagner told employees at a company all-hands meeting on December 7th that Google doesn’t “have any plans to do any type of… Source link
Read More »Everyone’s buying a Tesla — but are they prepared to pay for the insurance?
Everyone’s buying a Tesla — but are they prepared to pay for the insurance? If you feel like you’re suddenly seeing that shiny metal “T” everywhere on the road, you’re not mistaken. Electric vehicles sales are soaring, and Tesla is leading the charge. EV sales in the U.S. nearly doubled in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same time last year, says a new report by Experian, with Elon Musk’s car company commanding a 71% share. Tesla also recently announced that it doubled its worldwide… Source link
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