IDRV News and Press, iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech From 05/02/23

2023-05-02 06:05:00 ET Summary Slowing consumer spending was cited as the primary reason for decelerating GDP growth in Q1, but the most depressing component was that gross private domestic investment fell 12.5%, driven by declines in business equipment and residential housing. Th...

2023-04-25 06:30:00 ET Summary Despite tougher rules for tax credits, US electric vehicle sales (including plug-in hybrids) are expected to grow to 1.4mn in 2023, accounting for 10% of total light-duty vehicle sales. This puts the US EV market in a better position to achieve the 2...

2023-04-18 03:35:00 ET Summary The financial media has been warning that first quarter earnings forecasts may be decelerating from their original estimates at the start of the quarter, but I do not see that from the analyst community covering our stocks. That’s why itȁ...

2023-04-13 02:00:00 ET Summary The mining sector has underinvested over the last few years due, in part, to COVID and an emphasis on capital discipline. The speed at which regulators and carmakers want to drive the transition to EVs suggests that battery metals will increasingly b...

2023-04-11 09:06:07 ET InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Forever battery stocks should be a part of your portfolio. After all, solid-state batteries, or the “forever battery,” could be a game-changer. According to ...

2023-04-04 03:05:00 ET Summary Many of last winter’s biggest worries don’t look so bad in the spring. The few big bank failures didn’t explode into a massive bank run. The solution to un-stressing the banking system is simple: the Fed has to un-invert the Trea...

2023-04-01 02:41:00 ET Summary The high cost for automakers to make fleets more electric. Why some EV makers are cutting costs. Has China oversaturated its EV market? Sales of electric vehicles have been charging ahead in recent quarters. But as legacy auto c...

2023-03-31 08:00:00 ET Summary This note takes a brief look at Ford’s data, examines EVs from a thematic ETF perspective, and looks deeper into profitability issues from an ex sell-side analyst perspective. U.S. battery electric vehicle sales grew 65.8% in 2022, according t...

2023-03-31 04:30:00 ET Summary Governments and companies around the globe have made ambitious climate commitments to reduce emissions. The shift toward renewable energy has accelerated in some markets amidst a global focus on energy security. Consumers are reporting increased ...

Summary After strong electric vehicle (EV) sales in 2022, the Chinese car market is facing a setback in growth in 2023. But this doesn't mean an end to the green transition. We expect the number of zero-emission cars to surpass conventional internal combustion engine cars by 2030. O...