in case you are interested in some accounts that post about Tesla. Some focus on sales while some might give thoughts about the stock price as well. There are other accounts out there, but this trio does good work and I don't venture too much beyond them. Gary Black James Cat Troy Troy (Bluesky)
This might be Musk preparing the world for Bad Numbers in July with Second Quarter Sales due next week and the Second Quarter Earnings Report coming in late July. By Omead Afshar leaving at the end of the Second Quarter, Musk can assign blame for the upcoming Bad Numbers to him and push/promote the idea that the Third Quarter will be better because the problem (Afshar) has left. It could help the stock price for a bit.. If the overseas sales numbers for July don't show major improvement, then maybe Afshar wasn't the problem.
Tesla head of manufacturing Omead Afshar fired by Elon Musk Key Points Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired Omead Afshar, the automaker’s vice president of manufacturing and operations, CNBC confirmed. Afshar’s departure comes after year-over-year declines in car sales in Tesla’s key markets. Afshar reported directly to Musk and led a team of more than a half-dozen high level employees, according to internal organizational charts viewed by CNBC. CEO Elon Musk has fired Omead Afshar, the automaker’s vice president of manufacturing and operations, CNBC has confirmed, following declines in car sales in key markets this year. Afshar, who reported directly to Musk, led a team of more than a half-dozen high level employees, according to internal organizational charts viewed by CNBC. Forbes first reported that Afshar was dismissed by Musk. Bloomberg reported earlier that Afshar had left the company. Executives on Afshar’s team included Troy Jones, who is Tesla’s vice president of North American sales, and Joe Ward, vice president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Also on his team was Karen Steakley, who now leads business development and policy for Tesla, and previously held the role of deputy director for legislative affairs for Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott. CNBC reached out to Afshar and to other Tesla executives as well as board members. They didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Afshar was the subject of an internal investigation at Tesla in 2022, Bloomberg reported, which had focused on his orders of hard-to-get construction materials, including a special kind of glass for a secretive project for Musk. Following that probe, Afshar also worked for SpaceX, Musk’s aerospace and defense contractor, but had returned to Tesla and was promoted to the vice president role. Afshar’s profile on X still says he’s at Tesla and this week he praised Musk following the launch of the company’s pilot Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, writing, “Thank you, Elon, for pushing us all!” Afshar’s termination follows the resignation of Milan Kovac, previously head of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robotics program, earlier this month. Kovac said in a post on X that he was leaving in order to spend more time with his family. Musk has thanked Kovac publicly for his work. Tesla’s stock price is down 19% this year, badly underperforming the Nasdaq and most of its megacap tech peers. Tesla new car sales in Europe fell for a fifth straight month in May, according to data published on Wednesday from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, or ACEA, as customers pivot to cheaper Chinese electric vehicles. The company has faced brand and reputational damage in the past year, largely due to Musk’s incendiary rhetoric and political activity. Musk spent nearly $300 million to help elect U.S. President Donald Trump to a second term and then led an initiative to slash federal agencies and their resources. Musk also formally endorsed and promoted Germany’s far-right, anti-immigrant AfD party.
today, NVDA closed at $155.02 sold another bullish PUT spread, using 8-17-25 expiration. buy to open the 145 strike PUT contract sell to open the 165 strike PUT contract collect a premium of $9.43. which defines my max risk of $10.57 i am willing to assume the max liability of $10.57 to win the 9.43 at expiration, should NVDA close above 165, i get to keep all the premium below 145, i am obligated to pay $20
premature ejockulation on your part. from Bloomberg, Why markets are going to have to worry about tariffs again soon There are three chief reasons tariffs could come roaring back into view for investors. Geopolitics, Iran / Israel / GAZA, has overshadowed the trade war recently. Tariffs' effect on inflation may be lagged, attributable to the 90-day pause until 9 July Fed policy could be complicated by the lagged impact of tariffs. Markets—and Trump—have been clamoring for lower interest rates, but if inflation rears its head, that'll be another reason for the Fed and Chairman Jerome Powell to keep rates steady.
