. . World News – CA – The global e-bike market size is expected to grow to $ 70. 0 billion. by 2027 from USD 41. 1 billion in 2020 with a CAGR of 7. 9%

Government support and initiatives to increase sales of e-bikes would drive the global e-bike market. The Class III e-bike is valued as the fastest growing e-bike market in the world.

New York, Dec. . 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Report linker. com announces the release of the report « E-Bike Market by Class, Battery, Motor, Mode, Usage, Speed, and Region – Global Forecast to 2027 » – https: // www. reportlinker. com / p05754128 /? utm_source = GNW class III e-bikes offer a potential solution for replacing cars to avoid traffic and reduce emissions. Therefore, the Class III e-bike market is expected to grow over the forecast period. Class III e-bikes are not currently available in the Asia-Pacific region. While Switzerland is the largest market for class III e-bikes in Europe, followed by Belgium and Italy. The North American region currently has limited distribution of Class III e-bikes, with only six states approving their operation. Class III e-bikes in Europe and North America have a minimum age limit of 16 years. Folding and fat tire e-bikes are valued as the fastest growing e-bike market worldwide. The collapsible e-bike is becoming a popular choice with near-urban commuters. Large conventional bicycle manufacturers are also bringing their e-bikes to the Indian market with the latest technology and innovative design. For example, Hero Cycle is presenting its e-bikes at Auto Expo 2020, which include a folding bike (Easy Step, a Straphanger) and an electric fat bike (Essentia). . Currently, the market for folded and fat tire e-bikes is limited in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. However, we assume that the market for folded and fat tire e-bikes will be the fastest growing e-bike market worldwide during the forecast period. North America is expected to be the fastest growing market in the world. There is currently a minimal presence of e-bike manufacturers in the North American region, resulting in a limited market for e-bikes. However, the public awareness of e-bikes and the commitment / interest of traditional bike brands for e-bikes has led to an enthusiasm for e-bikes in the market. Pedego Electric Bikes and Trek Bicycle Corporation are the main manufacturers of e-bikes in North America. Therefore, North America is expected to be the fastest growing market over the forecast period. The breakdown of the primary respondents • By company: OEM – 70%, Tier 1 – 30% • By title: Director Level – 30%, C-Level Executives – 60%, Others – 10% • By region: Asia-Pacific – 50% %, Europe – 20%, North America – 30% The e-bike market is dominated by global players and includes several regional players. The main players in the e-bike industry Accell Group N. . V. . (Netherlands), Pon. Bicycle (USA), Merida Industry Co. . , GmbH. (China), Giant Manufacturing Co. . , GmbH. (Taiwan) and Yamaha Motor Corporation (Japan). The study includes an in-depth competitive analysis of these key players in the E-Bike market with their company profiles, a SWOT analysis of the top five companies, recent developments, and key market strategies. Research Report The report covers the E-Bike market by Class (Class I, Class II, Class III), Battery Type (Lithium Ion, Lithium Ion Polymer, Lead-Acid, etc.. ), Motor type (center, stroke). , Mode (gas, pedal assistant), use (mountain / trekking, city / town, freight, other), speed (up to 25 km / h, 25-45 km / h) and region (Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America). Industry analysis and company profiles are also gathered in this report, highlighting emerging and high growth segments of this market, SWOT analysis, competitive landscape, competitive leadership mapping, and market dynamics (drivers, restraints, opportunities, & challenges). . Key Benefits of Buying the Report: The report will help the market leaders / new entrants in this market with information on the closest approximations of the sales figures for the whole E-Bike Market and its sub-segments. This report will help stakeholders understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights to better position their companies and plan appropriate go-to-market strategies. The report also helps the stakeholders get the pulse of the market and informs them of key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities. Read the full report: https: // www. reportlinker. com / p05754128 /? utm_source = GNWAbout ReportlinkerReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker finds and organizes the latest industry data so you can get all of the market research you need – instantly in one place. __________________________

Tesla is noticeable while its stock price – and rising market cap – are hot. Filing for $ 5 billion worth of shares is filed today after investors bid their equity at record levels. Tesla’s market capitalization is $ 608 billion, which means that its stock sales are less than 1% of its value. Tesla works with Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Barclays, BNP Paribas, BofA, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, SG Americas Securities and Wells Fargo on sales. S.. . Securities and Exchange Commission.

Reducing CO2 emissions is the fashion of Green Policy Wonks these days. Whether you believe in the effectiveness of these guidelines or not, one thing is beyond dispute: they affect your daily life. In particular, they affect the cars you drive – and likely your fuel and electricity bills too. It’s no secret that the Trump administration favored the oil and gas industry, and in fact, gasoline prices have fallen over the past four years. It is expected that the future Biden government will judge the environmentally friendly policy, especially the electrification of the automobile fleet, far more favorably. Electric vehicles have been with us for a while and some models are gaining popularity and driver approval. The next step will be a government push through politics to build electric vehicles cheaper, more affordable to buy and make them more practical on the go. In a recent report by Goldman Sachs, the investment giant predicts worldwide sales of electric vehicles of 1. 8 million units this year, including 8. 3 million by 2025 and an impressive 34 million by 2035. The result will be an 18% reduction in the conventional car to electric car ratio. With this in mind, Goldman equity analysts are tapping into two electric vehicle manufacturers that are likely to thrive in the climate of the next four years – and one that is being watched from the sidelines. We used the TipRanks database to get a better sense of what other Wall Street analysts think of the trio. Li Auto (LI) Li Auto is one of the innumerable EV manufacturing companies that has popped up in China in recent years. The Chinese domestic auto market shouldn’t be overlooked – the country has a population close to 1. 4 billion, including around 800 million in urban areas, and overall China is growing rapidly and prosperously. Li specializes in plug-in hybrids that combine internal combustion engines and an electric powertrain – and are especially useful in a country with a limited EV charging system. Li’s first model, the Li ONE, was launched last November. By last October, the company had over 22. 000 cars sold. This month, the sales volume reached 3. 700, making it the best-selling Li ONE China electric vehicle model. This company is a newcomer to the US stock markets after it went public in late July this year. Stock debuted in the market at $ 11. 50, higher than the originally projected area. Since the IPO, the shares in LI have increased 173%. On Li Auto for Goldman Sachs, analyst Fei Fang said, “We believe Li Auto differs from the broader Chinese auto industry by delivering and creating compelling experiences for EV consumers – and by showing willingness to risk unconventional technology and risk enter into action innovatively … drive transformations that lead to the long-term introduction of electric vehicles in China. We view Li ONE as the first step in a larger innovation plan that offers significant optionality value to the stock price. To this end, Fang LI values ​​a Buy along with a price target of $ 60. At the current level, this means an upward trend of 91% for one year. (To see Fang’s track record, click here. ) Given the consensus breakdown, Wall Street is optimistic about LI. 3 buys and 1 hold in the last three months make the stock a « strong buy ». ‘It should also be noted that it is $ 36. The average target price of 65 indicates an upward movement of 16% compared to the current share price. (See LI stock analysis on TipRanks) Tesla (TSLA) No need to introduce this company. Elon Musk, with his advertising and notoriety genius, has taken care of this for the past few years. He was supported by the company’s successful efforts to resolve quality controls and production bottlenecks while introducing popular new models. The result: TSLA shares rose 667% in 2020. The tremendous surge in stock value has accompanied record profits. Tesla became profitable in the third quarter of 19 and has remained so despite the impact of the corona. The company’s third quarter 20 results were nothing short of remarkable. Sales rose to $ 8. 8 billion, a 39% year-over-year gain, and an even larger sequential gain of 46%. The EPS increased by 105% to 76 cents per share compared to the previous year. And even better for the automaker, free cash flow is solid at $ 1. 4 billion for the quarter. The third quarter results were on a solid foundation for production and delivery. The company reported 145. 000 vehicles manufactured in the quarter and nearly 140. 000 were delivered. Improvements in delivery efficiency have helped the company reduce its inventory of new vehicles. Goldman analyst Mark Delaney is optimistic about Tesla – and the future of the EV sector in general. He writes: “We believe that the transition to the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) will accelerate and occur faster than previously thought. We believe battery prices are falling faster than previously expected, which will improve the economics of owning electric vehicles, and recently there has been a surge in regulatory proposals from some jurisdictions to completely restrict or ban the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles 10-20 Years. Delaney supports his bullish stance by giving TSLA a buy. Its target price of $ 780 indicates an upward movement of 21% over the next 12 months. (To see Delaney’s track record, click here. ) Despite, or perhaps because of, the huge gains in recent months, Wall Street remains cautious on Tesla. The Analyst Consensus Rating is a hold based on 25 reviews including 10 buy, 8 hold and 7 sell. The stock’s average target price is $ 403. 24, indicating a possible downward trend of 37% from current levels. (See TSLA stock analysis on TipRanks. ) Nio (NIO) Last on our list is Goldman’s neutral call to Nio, another Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer. In the past few months, Nio has managed to stand out from the crowded Chinese electric vehicle market and introduce new models and innovative ideas. The company’s current range includes three medium-sized SUVs with lithium-ion batteries and a sports car, a two-door coupé with water-cooled electric motors. The company has several models, including two sedans, a minivan, and another SUV, which are slated for future release. The customer-oriented ideas that Nio works with include “Battery as a Service” or BaaS. This concept separates the battery from the vehicle so that car owners can purchase a monthly subscription and “refuel” their vehicle by replacing the battery assembly. While earnings are still showing a net loss, they have been improving over the past four quarters and third-quarter revenue was $ 4. 53 billion, the best in over a year. Since the beginning of the year, NIO shares have seen tremendous growth – the share gained over 1000%. Given that Nio is strong in its leadership position in the marketplace, Goldman’s Fei Fang writes of the risks: “Although Nio’s brand has been impressively established, we expect competition to intensify in the years to come, when large OEMs bring comparable models like ID4 to market and model Y … If our forecast battery price drops / overcapacities do not come through and the industry works with scarce production capacities and high prices for EV components, this would weigh on Nio’s margin expansion. Fang gives NIO shares a neutral (i. e. Hold) rating. But the analyst might as well have said « buy » – because he currently holds the stock at $ 45. 11, could zoom to $ 57 in a year and bring new investors 31% profit. Overall, the Nio share receives a consensus rating for analysts with moderate buys, based on 7 buys and 4 holds. Meanwhile the 49 dollars. The average target price for 01 implies an uptrend of almost 9%. (See NIO stock analysis on TipRanks. ) To find great ideas for trading stocks at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks ‘Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that brings together all of TipRanks’ stock insights. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the presented analysts. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important that you do your own analysis before making any investment.

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(Bloomberg) – Guy Fieri’s Times Square restaurant, where Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump celebrated in late 2016 before heading to Washington, has disappeared. The office tower at 666 Fifth Ave.. . , once the headquarters of the Kushner family’s real estate empire, has been sold. Also involved in a project in the trendy Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. New York looks very different now than it did before Jared Kushner, who left the city to take a position as senior advisor to his father-in-law, President Donald Trump. Kushner Cos. The company where he served as chief executive officer has pulled out of town and has invested nearly a decade in investments in just a few short years. Instead, it has shifted its ambitions to apartment complexes in New Jersey and Florida. It’s not clear whether Kushner will return to an active role in the company after four years in the White House, or whether he will return to New York. The changes his father Charles Kushner and company president Laurent Morali made in his absence can be traced back to a decade-long foray into the city, most notably when Jared Kushner was CEO. While there have been successes, some of the biggest deals have failed. High purchase prices, excessive borrowing, and unrealistic expectations were followed by falling valuations and debt renegotiations. Kushner Cos. didn’t respond to questions about whether Jared Kushner would rejoin the company or whether the strategy was changed. Christopher Smith, his top attorney, pointed out a number of profitable deals in an email, including investments in Lower Manhattan and the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. He said other buildings had increased in value. During the Trump years, Kushner Cos. pursued investors from China, Qatar, and Israel as Jared Kushner helped shape foreign policy. He stepped down from his position with the company and transferred some of his assets to family members, but the structure of the divestments was not clear, which heightened ethical concerns. At the same time, the company was buying apartment buildings in the suburbs of New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia, markets that are now booming as people flee cities during the Covid-19 pandemic. She also wants to break new ground: multi-family projects in South Florida. Some of the transactions that got the company to this point have been painful. The sale of 666 Fifth Ave. . was necessary to repay a loan taken out at the height of the market in 2007 when Kushner Cos. bought the office tower for a record $ 1. 8 billion. Jared Kushner did not become CEO until the following year, but was involved in the negotiations and indicated in a press release that the purchase had « great upside potential ». Farewell to the property – a 99-year lease for the office space was signed with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Sold. for $ 1. 3 billion – was a compromise of plans to demolish the building and replace it with an even taller skyscraper in partnership with China’s Anbang Insurance Group, an option the company pondered in Kushner’s first few months at the White House. A few blocks away is the Times Square retail store – six floors of the building that once housed the New York Times. Kushner Cos. bought the space in 2015 and took out debts of 370 million a year later. USD based on an estimate of 470 million. USD, which is a 59% increase over what he paid. Now it looks like the financial assumptions underlying this assessment are a mirage. To fill the building, Kushner has Cos. turned to tenants whose space requirements were large, but whose assessment of the demand for adventure attractions turned out to be incorrect. There was an exhibition with digital dolphins and another with detailed miniatures of world monuments. Late last year, Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar was closed, a proposed food hall never opened, a third tenant went bankrupt, and a fourth did not pay full rent. Kushner Cos. Last December, $ 85 million of his debt was in default there, and the property was valued at $ 92 by an estimate in August. It is 5 million according to lender records, which is about a 70% decrease in the purchase price. « The former New York Times building was truly a retail disaster, » said Joshua Stein, a New York-based real estate attorney. “One concept after the other failed. Kushner Cos. also sold less than 5% of the Watchtower Complex in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood, which was acquired by Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2016. Jared Kushner, whose father-in-law was running for president at the time, trumpeted plans to convert the buildings into shops and loft office space. Kushner’s father decided to refocus elsewhere. The list of New York sales as of January 2017 includes two more development locations and apartments in Brooklyn, Queens. The company has not announced any major acquisitions in the city since then. Several New York deals made during Jared Kushner’s tenure have been successful. According to the company’s attorney, Smith, three properties were sold for combined gross income of $ 239 million. USD sold. However, that is more than offset by operating losses of approximately $ 200 million at 666 Fifth Ave.. After the debt payments, the numbers the lenders provided to investors show a $ 200 million loss in value for Times Square. New York isn’t the only big city in the Kushner Cos. withdraws. The company was in talks to build its only Chicago office building, a 31-story tower originally for AT&T Inc. Was built to outsource. for 188 million. USD a 32% discount on the 2007 purchase price and barely enough to cover the property’s mortgage. Investments in other markets have been plentiful. In 2019, the company made its largest purchase in more than a decade, giving more than $ 1 billion for 6. 000 homes in the suburbs of Baltimore and Washington. Two years earlier, it had partnered with Israel’s largest asset manager to acquire 1. 000 homes for sale in Plainsboro, New Jersey. The company’s return to its suburban roots seems like a surprising solution, at least to those who thought Jared Kushner’s public role could make it easier to conduct private business. But working for Trump often turned out to be cumbersome rather than lucrative. Kushner’s emerging star attracted interest from investors who had never done business with his family’s company. It was also publicly scrutinized when his sister Nicole Kushner Meyer mentioned her brother’s role in the White House when she hired investors in China for a project in Jersey City, New Jersey. The company later apologized to anyone who interpreted their comments as an attempt to attract investors. Anbang, who made real estate purchases in the United States. S.. . he walked off 666 Fifth Ave before Trump’s China bashing climb to the White House. Shortly thereafter, Bloomberg News reported details of a proposed deal with Kushner Cos. At the beginning of 2017, this would have given the Kushners a construction loan of 4 billion. USD and a payout of 400 million. USD granted. The Chinese authorities confiscated Anbang the following year and detained its chairman for fraud and embezzlement. The Qatari kings also considered investing in 666 Fifth Ave.. . During the 2016 presidential campaign, Jared Kushner and his father spoke with Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, who had previously been Qatar’s Prime Minister and head of the sovereign wealth fund, about investing in the tower. The deal would have included $ 500 million from the sheikh’s investment firm, pending other investors. The talks were interrupted after the concurrent negotiations with Anbang fell apart. A Kushner Cos. Jared Kushner’s work as Trump’s envoy for Israel and the Middle East introduced him to a new group of wealthy investors who could become partners once he returns to the private sector. Last week, on his final trip to the region, Jared Kushner worked to bridge the Saudi Arabia-Qatar divide that worsened after Saudi Arabia launched a Trump-backed blockade on its neighbor. A White House spokesman declined to comment. The company is also able to benefit from Trump’s 2017 tax bill, which incentivized investment in low-income neighborhoods that are designated as opportunity zones. One Florida development is in one such area that allows investors to defer taxes on capital gains reinvested there. Kushner Cos. expands property in zones in the beach town of Long Branch, New Jersey. It has refused to say whether it is taking advantage of the tax break and no public disclosure is required. Whether or not he returns to the family real estate business, Jared Kushner still has an interest in Cadre, the startup he co-founded that sells fractions of real estate investments. Cadre agreed to buy it last year, but the deal was suspended after the pandemic and the company cut staff and made other cuts. A Cadre spokesman made no comment. For more articles like this, please visit us on Bloomberg. comSubscribe now to stay one step ahead with the most trusted business news source. © 2020 Bloomberg L. . P. .

CNBC’s Jim Cramer discussed why a commercial he did for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) could warrant a winning streak for young investors. What happened: Norwegian has confirmed it won’t set sail in the U.. S.. . in the first few months of 2021, but that doesn’t stop the company from promoting its cruises during NFL games. The Norwegian commercials show maskless people having a « fabulous time » and having fun, Cramer said on CNBC’s « Squawk on the Street ». « This suggests that there is still demand for cruises and proves that ‘the Robinhood people were right, » he said. Younger and millennial investors were known to have bought up cruise stocks in the early days of the pandemic. This move was considered silly by some experts at the time who believed the travel and leisure industry would take years, if any, to recover. « This younger generation says wait a second – people are going to crossbreed again, they’re going to get a vaccine, » Cramer said. In contrast, analysts and media experts in this sector were « negative, » said the CNBC host. Why It Matters: Norwegian stocks should have defaulted to fall as the company actively traded new stocks to raise capital, Cramer said. While the younger generation of investors may not understand this dynamic, he said they were optimistic that cruise lines would find a way to survive the pandemic. What’s next? Norwegian has announced a new initiative to ensure the safety of its guests. The company will install air purification and disinfection systems for the entire fleet of 28 ships. « You will find out, » said Cramer. For More Information From Benzinga * Click here to learn about Benzinga options trading. * Analyst predicts how Disney may respond to Time Directer’s direct-to-streaming movie program in 2021 Benzinga. com. Benzinga does not offer investment advice. All rights reserved.

When starting the electric vehicle battery (QA), the lithium metal solid state batteries can be 80% full in 15 minutes without affecting the life or safety of the battery. When QuantumScape (ticker: QS) technology scales, it means a typical electric vehicle with one charge remaining – and with 200 or 300 miles per charge area – can reach around 200 miles of range in less than 15 minutes. Quantum released its data ahead of the company’s Solid State Battery Showcase, which begins at 11 am. m. Easter time.

The question: Based on the performance data for the past 50 years, what are the rough chances that the U. . S.. . The stock market will do better than non-U. S.. . Stock markets in the next 12 months? The answer, using data from the exchange financial data company MSCI, is C: About 50%. Since 1970, when MSCI first began collecting the figures, the MSCI US stock market index has beaten the MSCI « ex-U ». S.. . Index (i. e. , everywhere else) 51% of the time: 26 out of 51 years.

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(Bloomberg) – The Vanguard Group created the passion for price cutting that became an Olympic sport in money management. Now it is feeling the toll of that competition. The fund giant raised $ 6. 3 trillion on founder Jack Bogle’s once-contradicting idea that it could thrive if one focused on cutting costs for investors. That ethos, which helped Vanguard gain the trust of small savers and large institutions, has shown its limits in a turbulent year. Net inflows to Vanguard’s funds have slowed in 2020 as competitors continue to launch similar products and develop so-called robo-advisors and near-free trading. Most of the growth came from exchange-traded funds, but they offer even lower fees than the index mutual funds, which have long driven their success. The company has abruptly pulled back on some of its wildest plans for global expansion in the past few months. All of this shows that even the world’s second largest asset manager is not immune to the combined pressure of competition in the industry and the discombobulating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the financial world. As Vanguard sets a course through the storm, business units will be abandoned, overseas offices will be closed and senior executives departed. Now the company is turning to focus more on what it knows best: supplying individual investors. « Her roots are in retail – this higher-touch institutional service model isn’t exactly her forte, » said Kyle Sanders, asset management analyst at Edward Jones. “They just never achieved this level of success. « It doesn’t help that retail investment competition is tougher than ever. Customers expect virtually free experiences with a number of companies – whether they are receiving automated online advice or doing toll-free business through Charles Schwab Corp.. « . or the financial technology phenomenon Robinhood Markets Inc. . That year, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average bounced back from a blistering sell-off and topped 30 for the first time. 000, managed by Vanguard funds in the United States. S.. . pulled about $ 159. The total net flow from 1 billion through October is 19% below the roughly $ 197 billion raised at the same time last year. This is the money manager’s lowest net flow in the first 10 months of a year since 2013. Vanguard’s famous mutual funds raised just $ 10. 4 billion over the same 10 month period. The ETFs brought in USD 148 net. 7 billion, of which around 20% according to company data from the conversion of shares from mutual funds into ETFs. The pressure on the tributaries isn’t just affecting Vanguard. Its main competitor, the publicly traded BlackRock Inc. . In the first three quarters of the year, total net flows decreased 12% year-on-year to 264 billion. USD. In contrast to such competitors, Vanguard has an unusual structure in which it belongs to its funds and therefore to investors. The primary mission of Pennsylvania-based Valley Forge is to provide clients with « the best opportunity for investment success, » said company spokesman Freddy Martino. Amid increased competition among low-cost money managers, Vanguard has taken a number of steps this year to curb its global ambitions. The company withdrew from Hong Kong and Japan and gave $ 21 billion in assets under management. USD back to government customers in China. It has closed most of its institutional business in Australia. Another blow came last week when Vanguard lost its mandate to manage at least $ 590 million in Taiwanese state pension and insurance assets. The amount was repaid in part due to the company’s « unusual moves » in Asia, according to an update from the Bureau of Labor Funds. « Vanguard’s vision for our international business is to improve investment results for individual investors by serving them either directly or through financial intermediaries, » Martino said in a statement. “We concentrate on countries around the world in which our business model is resonating. “Institutional funds were once a pillar of Vanguard’s growth strategy in Asia. When William McNabb was Chairman of the Board, he made it a point to travel to Asia at least once a year. After Tim Buckley took over the helm in 2018, he turned down his predecessor’s annual trips, according to a former employee in the area. With the pandemic, they likely became impossible anyway. Speaking on condition that they could not be identified, that person and two former colleagues said it was increasingly difficult for the company to allocate the necessary resources to serve the area’s institutional clients, who often need adjustments and individual attention. In recent years, the company has turned down some mandates from institutional clients because fees were too low to warrant the work, said one respondent. It is still represented in defined contribution plans, a type of old-age provision, and foundations and foundations. Vanguard made several leadership changes this year. In July, John James, formerly Head of Human Resources at Vanguard, was put in charge of overseeing the institutions before retiring to Asia. Last week, Chris McIsaac was named head of its international business. He succeeded Jim Norris, a company veteran more than three decades old. For its competitors – and especially for smaller businesses that have suffered outflows this year – Vanguard maintains an enviable position in money management. The ETF inflows are an important ray of hope: Vanguard beat BlackRock in the first three quarters of the year and continued to gain market share. During the adjustment, Vanguard doubles the management of funds for individual investors and creates a potential price war for investment advice. It sponsors a robo-advisor who selects portfolios from Vanguard ETFs. For those who are at least 50. For those interested in investing $ 000, Vanguard offers a cost-effective counseling service with access to a human by phone, email, or video conference. Since the establishment of a joint venture with the Chinese Ant Group Co. . Last December, the duo introduced a robo-advisor targeting clients with an investment of at least 800 yuan ($ 122) and portfolios of 6. 000 mutual funds recommends. In a way, the company doubles the no-frills ethos that has worked so well for decades to weather the landscape that inspired it. « The vanguard effect hits vanguard, » said Eric Balchunas, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. « In a way, it’s like a boomerang. For more articles like this, please visit us on Bloomberg. comSubscribe now to stay one step ahead with the most trusted business news source. © 2020 Bloomberg L. . P. .

The story of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) continues, and shares in the company could be as high as 2 in three years, according to Gene Munster, co-founder of Loup Ventures. $ 500 rise. What happened: In an interview with CNBC’s « Squawk Box » program on Monday, Münster said that the company led by Elon Musk was on a path of evolution. « Elon recently said that 30% to 40% of the value of the car could be insured, » said Münster. « That means they can offer their own insurance and improve their margins. That’s high-margin income. In terms of potential challengers, Munster only sees Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), which may fit in with Tesla if the iPhone maker moves into the same segment. Related link: Apple Filing Patent for Windshield Crack Detection Technology « As a Tesla investor, that would be the only announcement that would make me step back and reconsider, » Munster said on a possible foray into cars by Apple. Why It Matters: Should Tesla Shares In The Next Three Years 2. Reaching $ 500, it would value the company over $ 2 trillion considering $ 931. 8 million shares in circulation. The existing market capitalization of the Palo Alto-based automaker is $ 598 billion. Apple’s market cap is over $ 2. 1 trillion as of Monday. Münster doesn’t believe that older automakers like Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY) or General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) pose a huge challenge for Tesla because « there really is no competition for substance. « . « Musk has suggested that Tesla be open to buying a traditional automaker, but Munster believes that is unlikely, partly due to vertical integration. Regarding Tesla’s direction, Munster gave an example that he said could make him lose credibility: « I think this is actually on Tesla’s roadmap is a flying taxi. « On that basis, I would not invest in Tesla, but the concept that this company will evolve and be a technology leader in the next ten years is with me, » said the analyst. Price action: Tesla shares closed nearly 7th. 1% higher at $ 641. 76 on Monday and won 1. 17% in the off-hours sessionClick here to read the latest news on EVs at Benzinga’s EV Hub. Latest Ratings for TSLA DateFirmActionFromTo Dec 2020Goldman SachsUpgradesNeutralBuy Nov 2020WedbushMaintainsNeutral Nov 2020Morgan StanleyUpgradesEqual-WeightOverweight See more analyst ratings for TSLA See the latest analyst ratingsSee more from Benzinga * Click here for option deals from Benzinga Tiger Cub wins by 52% this year. *. 000-Mile EV ‘Never Charge’ Appears to Offer Tesla Compressor Compatibility: Report (C) 2020 Benzinga. com. Benzinga does not offer investment advice. All rights reserved.

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