Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and CEO Elon Musk are known for high-profile, headline-grabbing company announcements. However, this week Tesla made a very low-key announcement that could have major near-term implications for TSLA stock.
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The bursting of the housing bubble and the financial crisis that resulted in 2008 shook many Americans’ confidence in the financial community. Considering so many fund managers completely missed the subprime mortgage crisis, it’s reasonable to wonder if money managers even know what’s going on in the market.
Low capital cost and strong economic growth have created a perfect storm for stock mergers and acquisitions in recent years. The majority of the time, news of bought-out stocks will send share prices soaring immediately, but sometimes they’re not the best stocks to buy.
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) stock is surging following the company’s announcement of a merger with General Electric Company‘s (NYSE:GE) oil and gas segment. But owners of oil stocks have been hearing about a potential tsunami of buyout activity in the space ever since the price of crude oil bounced off of the $26 level back in February.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is coming off a busy week. First, Apple’s quarterly earnings report Wednesday sent AAPL stock lower on Thursday. Later that day, the company hosted its special Mac event.
If there’s one thing that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is good for, it’s optimism. TSLA stock owners could use that — they are running out of fresh optimism.
The big news in the market this week is AT&T Inc.‘s (NYSE:T) massive $85 billion buyout bid for Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). The deal would certainly impact the telecom and cable TV markets, but Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and Twitter stock investors could end up as surprise losers as well.