Retail Favorites’ Mixed Day

It was a mixed day for several of retail investors’ favorite stocks. Let’s see what’s moving. 👀

First up is Canadian Solar, which reported mixed second-quarter results and reaffirmed its full-year 2023 outlook. However, its third-quarter revenue forecast of $1.9 to $2.1 billion lagged the $2.5 billion consensus estimate. $CSIQ shares fell 13% as the solar industry remains under pressure. 🌩ī¸

$AMC and $APE shares continued to fall ahead of this week’s corporate events.

On Thursday, AMC common shares will undergo a 10-for-1 reverse stock split, and on Friday, the company’s APE units will be converted to common shares. Many investors had anticipated the gap in share price would’ve closed by APE units rising, but instead, AMC shares are falling to reflect the impact of their coming dilution. 📊

And lastly, Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast’s wild ride continues, with the stock rising more than 100% today. The surge in price brings its market cap back above $84 billion, making it larger than General Motors, Ford, and China’s BYD.

Time will tell if the company’s underlying fundamentals can grow into that valuation, but for now, the stock remains volatile as the “price discovery” process continues. 🤷

Nio & Nikola’s Never-Ending Story

No matter the day, there seems to be an endless stream of electric vehicle (EV) industry news. Let’s get into today’s headlines. 📰

First up is China’s Nio, which just received an additional $2.2 billion investment from Abu Dhabi’s CYVN Holdings, which raised its stake to 20.1%. The fund had last invested in Nio during July, with a $1 billion investment. 

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PayPal Pops Ahead Of Key Event

It’s been a rough few years for payment giant PayPal, with shares falling 85% peak-to-trough. Recently, the stock has begun to rebound with other beaten-down tech names but remains about 80% below all-time highs. In other words, it would need to nearly 5x its share price to reach those levels again. 📈

While that may seem a ways off, investors have recently pushed shares to their best three-day run since the end of 2022. That’s because the company promised to roll out new “customer-backed innovation” at an event next Thursday, with its new CEO Alex Chriss saying, “It is very clear what we need to do.”

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Adobe Leads Day Of Breakups

Most of today’s stories were related to hookups in the market, but we also need to touch on some major breakups. 💔

The first and most prevalent news story was that Adobe and Figma have called off their $20 billion acquisition. The two companies have faced intense scrutiny from European regulators, today saying, “There is no clear path to receive necessary regulatory approvals from the European Commission and the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority.” ❌

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Apple Drains EV Resources For AI

After ten years of research and development, Tim Apple is finally pulling the plug on Apple’s electric vehicle (EV) project. Because as we all know, EVs have lost their luster and given way to the business world’s new savior…artificial intelligence (AI). 😇

Bloomberg broke the news today, saying the tech giant disclosed the strategy shift internally and surprised the nearly 2,000 employees working on the project. Executives told staffers the project would begin winding down and that many of the car team’s employees would be shifted to its artificial intelligence division, focused on generative AI. 

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