A moderate correlation to the index is only half the diversification question; the other half is how far the stock travels when the market moves.

Consumer stocks were taking a beating after the latest round of retail earnings. The consumer staples sector was the biggest laggard in the S&P 500 with a 1.9% decline. Among the biggest S&P 500 losers of the day were Walmart, Ford Motor, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, lululemon athletica, and Auto Zone.

Pure-play EV stocks are surging past their legacy rivals Wednesday, but no earnings beat or product launch explains the move. The real catalyst traces back to a quiet Treasury Department announcement that rattled the bond market.

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has backed the automaker’s domestic manufacturing prowess amid President Donald Trump‘s tariffs on the auto industry. Domestic Assembly, Domestic Parts On Saturday, podcast host Katie Miller took to the social media platform X, sharing a...

GM's relentless buyback machine crushed Ford and the S&P 500 for over a year, but something shifted in 2026 and now the tortoise is quietly pulling ahead. Before you bet on which automaker wins the next lap, the numbers tell a more complicated story than either bull case admits.

After shares fell 12% in the last four years, the bulls hope that the rest of the decade will be better.

Ford Motor (F) is back in focus after Blue Bird Corporation agreed to take over design, manufacturing, and sales of the next generation F-53 and F-59 stripped chassis, using Ford powertrains, from early 2028. See our latest analysis for Ford Motor. At a share price of US$13.93, Ford Motor has seen a 5.37% 90 day share price return and a 25.9% one year total shareholder return. This suggests momentum has picked up even as investors weigh its Blue Bird collaboration and recent product focus...

Even if a company is profitable, it doesn’t always mean it’s a great investment. Some struggle to maintain growth, face looming threats, or fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their future potential.

One strategist on CNBC compared today's market to a plane running on a single engine, and he named exactly which names would go down first if that engine cuts out. The consumer stocks in your portfolio may be more exposed than you think.

The company announced the new CEO began his role on Monday. He is the third person appointed to the position full time since the company was formed via the merging of Waste Harmonics and Keter Environmental.

The company has shifted from making van-life builds to custom outfitting vehicles for small businesses, all while the EV landscape in the US changed dramatically.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick hailed President Donald Trump‘s tariffs on the automotive sector, touting them as a move that will strengthen the U.S.’s domestic manufacturing sector. Howard Lutnick Touts Thousands of Jobs, Ford’s Lincoln Pivot In an interview with Fox...

Every company eventually decides which customers it wants. The harder decision, and the one that never gets a press release, is which customers it can afford to lose. For most of the past century, Ford (F) refused to make that second call. The Model T, the Falcon, the Escort, the Focus, the Fiesta. ...

Ford and General Motors' share-price performance has diverged since Q2 earnings despite stronger results and raised outlooks. Read on to see which has the edge.

Megacap stocks dominate their sectors and their actions influence economies worldwide. The flip side though is that their sheer size means they have less room for explosive growth as scale works against them.

Also: GM and Ford clash over tariffs and trade policies; Chinese carrier opens Arctic shipping route.

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has backed the automaker’s domestic manufacturing prowess amid President Donald Trump‘s tariffs on the auto industry. Domestic Assembly, Domestic Parts On Saturday, podcast host Katie Miller took to the social media platform X, sharing a screenshot of a Wall Street Journal article outlining Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) and General Motors Co.‘s (NYSE:GM) domestic manufacturing push. “Every Tesla sold in the United States is assembled in the United States,” she sa

Stocks trading between $10 and $50 can be particularly interesting as they frequently represent businesses that have survived their early challenges. However, investors should remain vigilant as some may still have unproven business models, leaving them vulnerable to the ebbs and flows of the broader market.