Elon Musk is interviewed on CNBC from the Tesla headquarters in Texas. CNBC Tesla reported earnings after the bell. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Here’s how the company did compared to Wall Street expectations, according to estimates from analysts polled by LSEG Earnings per share: 33 cents…
Tesla EVs recharge at a Tesla Supercharger station on July 2, 2026 in South Pasadena, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images DETROIT – The Iran war and high U.S. gas prices are causing a surge in demand for used all-electric vehicles, which is making the pre-owned vehicles more expensive, according to Cox Automotive. The company…
An interactive display featuring artificial intelligence at the iRootech Technology Co. offices in Guangzhou, China, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hello, this is Justina Lee writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. Artificial intelligence remains the market’s favorite, with investors continuing to rotate…
A CATL logo is displayed on a smartphone screen with a Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) logo in the background on May 7, 2025 in Chongqing, China. Li Hongbo | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology declined 8.5% Tuesday after the EV battery giant unveiled plans for a roughly…
Tesla shares dropped more than 5% on Thursday after the company’s deliveries and production report for the first quarter showed a drop from the prior period, with mild growth from a year earlier. Tesla has recorded annual declines in the past two years. Here are the key numbers: Total Q1 vehicle deliveries: 358,023 Total Q1…
JINHUA, CHINA – JULY 16: Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at an intelligent factory of Leapmotor on July 16, 2025 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Jin Sicheng, Zheng Yali, Shi Kuanbing/Zhejiang Daily Press Group/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images A Hong…
An electric vehicle (EV) is left to charge at a charging station in Tehran on February 23, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images The sprawling Middle East crisis is expected to spur drivers to abandon traditional internal combustion engine vehicles in favor of EVs, analysts told CNBC, although early evidence suggests this will…
Almonty’s tungsten mine in Sangdong, South Korea, in March 2026. Almonty BEIJING — The Iran war is squeezing a global commodities market already pressured by China’s export controls and stockpiling efforts. Prices of three niche elements — tungsten, sulfur and helium — have climbed sharply in recent weeks. While none of the commodities are traded…
LIANYUNGANG, CHINA – FEBRUARY 28: Employees produce stuffed toys for export at a toy factory on February 28, 2026 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province of China. Si Wei | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s official gauge for manufacturing activity climbed more than expected in March to mark its best performance in a year and snapping…
Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Witkoff of World Liberty Financial at Token2049, a prominent crypto conference in Singapore, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Wachsman Republicans on a House Natural Resources subcommittee blocked a Democratic motion to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump‘s eldest son, over his backing of critical mineral companies. President Trump’s administration…
