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'Squashed like a bug': distressed bond manager makes multi-billion dollar bet against Tesla

‘Squashed like a bug’: distressed bond manager makes multi-billion dollar bet against Tesla

Scott Burg, the chief investment officer of Deer Park Road Management Co, who predicted that Tesla would become “crushed like an insect” in a 2020 tweet, he bought put options on nearly 4.8 million Tesla shares in the second quarter, according to a regulatory filing this week, Bloomberg and Barron’s reported. The stock backed by …

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The Lamborghini Urus Performante 2023 is lighter, faster and stronger

The Lamborghini Urus Performante 2023 is lighter, faster and stronger

Photo: Lamborghinic Lamborghinic goes balls to the wall with his latest creation: the Urus Performante. It’s more powerful, lighter, and faster than the standard urus. Unveiled at Quail at Monterey Car Week, the Performante adds 16 horsepower to its 4.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 for a total of 657 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of torque. That’s 666 …

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The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS dressed up as the original 911 Carrera RS for Monterey Car Week

The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS dressed up as the original 911 Carrera RS for Monterey Car Week

The Porsche 911 GT3 RS from 2023 pays tribute to the original, to the iconic 1972 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7.Photo: Porsche Porsche launches a modern interpretation of the first 911 Carrera RS at this year Monterey Auto Week and show what 50 years of development can achieve. Now, with the recent release of the …

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GM recovers quarterly dividend and increases share repurchase program to $5 billion

GM recovers quarterly dividend and increases share repurchase program to $5 billion

Mary Barra, president and CEO of the General Motors Company (GM), speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022. Patrick T Fallon | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors is restoring a quarterly cash dividend to shareholders that was cut during the early days of the …

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Most electric cars are quiet.  But Dodge Says Its Future Electric Muscle Car Will Be Super Loud

Most electric cars are quiet. But Dodge Says Its Future Electric Muscle Car Will Be Super Loud

It’s part of a general shift from Dodge, Stellantis’ US sports car division, to electric vehicles. The brand’s current gas-powered muscle cars, the Charger and Challenger, will cease production next year. The concept muscle car, called the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT, looks like a model that executives say will go on sale in 2024. It …

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Dodge's next generation Muscle Cars will continue to have internal combustion engines (ICEs)!

Dodge’s next generation Muscle Cars will continue to have internal combustion engines (ICEs)!

Tonight, the Dodge brand unveils one of the most anticipated vehicles from Detroit in recent years. The vehicle will showcase the brand’s evolution towards electrification with its next generation of “eMuscle” cars. But while that may be exciting to some, Dodge announced Monday that the 2023 model year would mark the end of the HEMI …

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