Activist investor Blackwells Capital pushes Peloton to fire CEO

Activist investor Blackwells Capital LLC wants exercise equipment maker Peloton Interactive Inc. to fire its chief executive and consider selling itself to a fitness or technology company, two sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
Ford doubles Lightning production as electric truck battle with GM heats up

Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Tuesday that it will nearly double annual production capacity for its red-hot F-150 Lightning electric pickup to 150,000 vehicles as the model has already attracted nearly 200,000 reservations ahead of its arrival this spring at U.S. dealers.
Omicron vaccine warning triggers fresh global selloff

There was a fall in world share markets and scramble to safer currencies and bonds on Tuesday after the CEO of drugmaker Moderna (MRNA.O) warned that COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the new Omicron variant.
‘Big Short’ Burry exits bearish bets on Tesla, Google

Fund manager Michael Burry of “The Big Short” fame exited bearish bets on Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google, and fund manager Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation fund (ARKK.P) last quarter, according to SEC filings released on Monday.
Robinhood shares tumble after PayPal news, SEC scrutiny of key revenue stream

Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O), a popular gateway for trading meme stocks, tumbled nearly 7% on Monday on news that PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) may start an online brokerage and a report saying regulators were looking at a possible ban on a practice that accounts for the bulk of the company’s revenue.
S&P 500 edges down on coronavirus woes, slowing economy

Aug 2 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 Index closed slightly lower on Monday after erasing early gains as worries about the Delta variant of the coronavirus and a slowing U.S. economy overshadowed optimism around more fiscal stimulus and a strong second-quarter earnings season. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on CNBC late in the session […]
SoftBank sells 45 mln shares in Uber – source

SoftBank (9984.T) is selling about 45 million of its shares in Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N), a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
Starlink satellite internet service gets 500,000 preorders, Musk says

SpaceX has received more than 500,000 preorders for its Starlink satellite internet service and anticipates no technical problems meeting the demand, founder Elon Musk said on Tuesday. “Only limitation is high density of users in urban areas,” Musk tweeted, responding to a post from a CNBC reporter that said the $99 deposits SpaceX took for […]