Tesla posts record net income of $438 million, revenue surges by 74%
Tesla reported record net income of $438 million during the quarter, as well as earnings of 93 cents per share on $10.39 billion in revenue.In its earnings release, the company said it has weathered chip shortages that have plagued the auto industry in part by “pivoting extremely quickly to new microcontrollers, while simultaneously developing firmware for new chips made by new suppliers.”On an earnings call, CEO Elon Musk said the delayed new version of the company’s Model S sedan will be deliv
NIO Limited and XPeng Inc. have made further progress in their endeavor to pursue a listing outside of the U.S.What Happened: Nio and XPeng have filed regulatory applications to list their shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange, local Chinese media outlet cls.cn reported, citing people familiar with the matter.Li Auto Inc. has yet to submit its application, the report said.Nio and XPeng spokespeople declined to comment on the report when contacted by Benzinga.The news of the Chinese EV trio —
One dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines was 80% effective in preventing Covid in CDC study of health workers
A single dose ofPfizerorModerna'sCovid-19vaccines was 80% effective in preventing coronavirus infections, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of vaccinated health-care workers.The effectiveness of partial immunization was seen two weeks after the first dose, according to the CDC, which looked at nearly 4,000 health care personnel, first responders and frontline workers between Dec. 14 and March 13. The health care workers in the study, which was published Monday,