$25,000 bare-bones EV pickup truck will be profitable

LOS ANGELES — Electric vehicle startup Slate Auto expects to defy challenging market conditions and avoid the losses its peers have seen by profitably selling a highly customizable EV that starts at just under $25,000. Slate CEO Peter Faricy said every vehicle produced by the Michigan-based EV startup — which is backed by Amazon founder…

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Palantir (PLTR) Q1 earnings report 2026

Palantir CEO Alex Karp speaks at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Palantir reported first-quarter results on Monday that sailed past analysts’ expectations, and also issued guidance that topped estimates. Here’s how the company did compared to analyst estimates as compiled by…

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Why some Americans are buying simpler cars

A growing number of car buyers are opting for cheaper, more basic vehicles, a sign that average new vehicle prices near $50,000 are pushing drivers to rethink what they actually need. Many buyers “just want something to get them from A to B, and they don’t want to pay a lot of money,” says Amelia…

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