CNBC coverage highlights weaker-than-expected demand for Tesla's Cybertruck. Reservations once approached 1 million, but actual sales are only a small fraction. Reported issues: performance specs fell short of early claims (including towing capacity), real-world range below Teslaβs initial 500-mile figure, and a paid range upgrade (to ~470 miles) was later canceled for at least one buyer. Design and cargo access complaints, customer buybacks and rising competition β plus political sentiment around Elon Musk β are cited as factors that could limit future sales. #TSLA #Cybertruck #FiatNews
Chart from X shows U.S. equity returns in periods after markets hit new highs compared with returns from investing on any other day. The graphicβs takeaway: reaching record highs has not historically been a bad entry point β those subsequent returns are often higher than average. #Stocks #FiatNews
Berkshire Hathaway bought 5 million shares of UnitedHealth in Q2, a stake worth about $1.6 billion, and disclosed it sold roughly $1 billion of TβMobile US, exiting the telecom. The UNH disclosure pushed shares up 9.6% in afterβhours trading and 12.9% in premarket; UnitedHealth is still down more than 40% yearβtoβdate. UnitedHealth has faced several crises recently, including last yearβs killing of executive Brian Thompson, rising healthcare costs, an April earnings miss (the first in over a decade), a CEO change and plans to replace the CFO. During the quarter Berkshire also sold 20 million Apple shares (reducing its Apple stake value by about $9.2 billion), sold 26 million Bank of America shares lowering its stake to roughly 8%, took a $3.8 billion impairment on Kraft Heinz (leaving that stake unchanged in Q2), increased its position in homebuilder Lennar, trimmed D.R. Horton, and bought additional Nucor shares. Source: Bloomberg. #UNH #BRK.B #AAPL #FiatNews
Report (Aug 15, 2025): The Trump administration has discussed buying an unspecified US government stake in Intel to support construction of its planned Ohio chip factory, Bloomberg reports. The talks took place between White House officials and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, one week after President Trump asked Tan to resign over alleged past China ties. Details remain unsettled; one source said the US would pay for the stake, another warned the deal is uncertain. Intel shares jumped as much as 9%, closing +7.4% at $23.86 (market cap ~$104.4bn) and rising a further 4.5% in after-hours trading. A White House spokesperson called any discussion of hypothetical deals speculation; Intel declined detailed comment but said it is committed to supporting US technology and manufacturing efforts. The move would follow a recent Pentagon agreement to take a $400m priority stake in MP Materials, and comes as Intel cuts spending, delays expansion of the Ohio plant into the 2030s, and works to stabilize its finances under CEO Tan (appointed March 2025). Source: Bloomberg. #INTC #semiconductors #FiatNews
Kofola has acquired 100% of ASO VENDING, the largest operator of coffee, food and beverage vending machines in Slovakia. The purchase price was not disclosed; Kofola shares opened unchanged. Rastislav KrΓ‘ΔΎ, former retail commercial director for Kofola ΔeskoSlovensko, will head ASO VENDING; Daniela DlouhΓ‘ will replace him at Kofola. ASO VENDING operates about 8,000 machines, reported turnover of ~β¬18.8m (βCZK 460.6m), employs ~180 people and uses over 600 external collaborators, serving more than 152,000 customers daily. Kofola said the deal fits its distribution and innovation strategy and expects synergies with its growing coffee assets, including holdings in Colombian and Panamanian coffee plantations. The Kofola group runs 14 production plants across five European markets and employs nearly 3,000 people. #Kofola #ASOVending #Slovakia #FiatNews
Peloton plans its largest product upgrade in years, aiming to relaunch hardware and software in October: a modernized bike, treadmill, new accessories, an integrated AI platform and core software features. The push follows the arrival of CEO Peter Stern and a shift toward health and wellness with AI. #Peloton #FiatNews
US cardboard box shipments fell in Q2 to their lowest level since 2015. The decline is an unconventional economic signal that may indicate a cooling in retail demand across sectors. #Retail #FiatNews
Japanβs economy outperformed expectations in Q2: annualized GDP rose 1.0%, the fourth consecutive quarterly increase after Q1 was revised to +0.6%. Growth was supported by capital investment and relatively strong exports, while consumer spending remained restrained by high prices. #Japan #FiatNews
The Premier League opens its 34th season: 11 of 20 clubs will again carry gambling company names on their shirts. Clubs are increasingly using the debt market to finance transfers, using transfer fee receivables as collateral; summer spending reached $5 billion. #PremierLeague #FiatNews
US administration is reportedly negotiating to take a stake in Intel. The plan followed a meeting between President Trump and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan; shares rose on the news. Officials expect the government would pay for any stake, but details and stake size remain unclear per Bloomberg. #INTC #FiatNews