#Putin’s excellent Ukraine crisis and other commentary

#Putin’s excellent Ukraine crisis and other commentary

“#Putin’s excellent Ukraine crisis and other commentary” Foreign desk: Vlad’s Excellent Ukraine Crisis “Vladimir Putin is having a good crisis in Ukraine,” Walter Russell Mead notes at The Wall Street Journal. “Ukraine is popular issue in Russia,” and the standoff “is making Russia feel great again,” as many are “nostalgic for the old days of…

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#Electric car maker Rivian stalls after red hot market debut

#Electric car maker Rivian stalls after red hot market debut

“#Electric car maker Rivian stalls after red hot market debut” Shares of electric vehicle maker Rivian retreated Wednesday, putting brakes on a euphoric rally that has seen it surpass legacy automakers such as General Motors in market capitalization despite questions about its business model. Rivian dropped, 14 percent, for the first time since its blockbuster…

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#Elon Musk sells another 0 million in Tesla stock

#Elon Musk sells another $700 million in Tesla stock

“#Elon Musk sells another $700 million in Tesla stock” Tesla top boss Elon Musk sold another block of company shares worth about $700 million, filings showed on Friday, as the billionaire takes advantage of a meteoric rally that drove the electric carmaker’s value to over $1 trillion. The second round of hefty stock sales this week comes just…

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#Elon Musk sells 0M in stock, taunts Rivian’s high IPO

#Elon Musk sells $680M in stock, taunts Rivian’s high IPO

“#Elon Musk sells $680M in stock, taunts Rivian’s high IPO” Tesla CEO Elon Musk taunted his electric car company rival Rivian’s high-flying initial public offering Thursday — as it was revealed the eccentric billionaire sold more than $680 million worth of stock in his company. “There have been hundreds of automotive startups, both electric and…

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#Rivian rockets past GM to become 2nd-most-valuable automaker

#Rivian rockets past GM to become 2nd-most-valuable automaker

“#Rivian rockets past GM to become 2nd-most-valuable automaker” Rivian Automotive, a company that has delivered about 150 electric pickup trucks mostly to employees, has surpassed General Motors to become the nation’s second most valuable automaker. The California company’s market valuation exceeded Ford’s in its first day as a public company Wednesday. Its shares rose 10%…

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