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Tesla Aims for Record Production in Back Half of the Year
Justin Sullivan
Elon Musk said on the Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) earnings call that the automaker aims to produce 40,000 vehicles a week by the end of this year. That level of production would mark a 25% jump from a recent high of about 30,000 vehicles a week.
Musk also addressed the significantly higher prices for Tesla (TSLA) vehicles compared to a year ago.
“We’ve raised our prices quite a few times. They’re frankly at embarrassing levels. But we’ve also had a lot of supply-chain and production shocks, and we’ve got crazy inflation,” he noted.
Musk said sales of Bitcoin during the quarter were due to the need to maximize cash around the uncertain COVID situation in China. “This should be not taken as some verdict on Bitcoin,” stated Musk.
On Wall Street, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas said Tesla’s Q2 results were stronger than expected for revenue and margins. The firm remains constructive on the stock and believes demand is outpacing supply, but is prepared for near-term margin headwinds due to new challenges with ramping new production, particularly in Berlin.
Tesla (TSLA) rose 1.45% in after-hours trading to $753.24.
Read a breakdown of the TSLA Q2 earnings report.
Source: seekingalpha.com
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Oil and Gas Producer TXO Energy Sets Terms for Proposed $100M IPO
DariaRen
Oil and gas company MorningStar Partners, also known as TXO Energy Partners (TXO), has set terms for a proposed $100M initial public offering.
TXO said in its latest filing that it is now looking to offer 5M units, representing limited partners interests, priced between $19 and $21, which would raise $100M if priced at the midpoint. Proceeds from the deal would go in part to pay down debt.
The oil company hopes to list its shares on Nasdaq under the symbol TXO. Bookrunners include Raymond James, Stifel, Janney Montgomery Scott and Capital One Securities.
TXO first filed for an IPO in November, seeking $100M.
Based in Fort Worth, Texas, TXO is focused on acquiring, developing and exploiting oil and gas reserves, primarily in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico and the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado.
TXO is one of several fossil fuel-associated companies that have filed to go public amid a global energy crisis. Other filers include BKV (BKV), Bounty Minerals (BNTY), Permex Petroleum (OTCQB:OILCF) and Elephant Oil (ELEP).
For more on TXO, check out Donovan Jones’s “TXO Energy Partners Starts IPO Process for Debt Paydown.”
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Hypertension Drug Developer Mineralys Therapeutics Files for $100M IPO
Andranik Hakobyan
Hypertension drug developer Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS) has filed for a $100M initial public offering.
The biotech company didn’t specify in its filing the price or number of shares to be offered, but indicated in its filing fee schedule that it was seeking $100M, a figure that is likely a placeholder and subject to change.
Mineralys hopes to list its shares on Nasdaq under the symbol MLYS. Bookrunners include BofA Securities, Evercore ISI, Stifel, Guggenheim Securities, Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo Securities.
Based in Radnor, Penn., Mineralys is working on medications to treat diseases driven by abnormal levels of aldosterone. Its lead product, lorundrostat, is in Phase 2 testing for the treatment of uncontrolled hypertension and Phase 1 testing for chronic kidney disease.
Mineralys was the second biotech company to file for an IPO this week, with oral herpes drug developer Squarex Pharmaceuticals (SQRX) filing to raise $15M.
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Oil Extends Gains As China Optimism Outweighs Big Jump in U.S. Stockpiles
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U.S. crude oil advanced for the fifth straight session Wednesday, despite a U.S. government report showing a massive build in domestic crude inventories.
The Energy Information Administration reported U.S. crude stockpiles surged by 19M barrels – the third largest weekly increase since EIA records began in 1982 – which analysts said largely reflects the continued slower pace of refinery runs following shut-ins during last month’s winter storm.
But oil prices have enjoyed support in recent days from hopes for a strong rebound in Chinese demand, fears over the coming G-7 price cap on Russian refined products, and a weakening dollar.
Front-month Nymex February crude oil (CL1:COM) closed +3% to $77.41/bbl, while March Brent crude (CO1:COM) settled +3.2% to $82.67/bbl, its third consecutive gain.
ETFs: (NYSEARCA:USO), (BNO), (UCO), (SCO), (DBO), (DRIP), (GUSH), (USOI), (NRGU)
Analysts say oil markets are focused less on overall inventories and more on the global picture, which includes rising crude consumption in China, which has been snapping up cargoes of U.S. crude before the Lunar New Year holidays.
Earlier this week, the EIA forecast global liquid fuel consumption will top 100M bbl/day on average this year for the first time since 2019.
Original Source: seekingalpha.com
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