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Tesla profit benefits from extra credit

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Tesla Inc.’s quarterly SEC filing has arrived. And while there is much to read through, one thing that usually emerges quickly from these documents is exactly how much revenue was made from regulatory credits. To recap, Tesla gets the credits for selling electric vehicles and then sells them to other carmakers that manufacture traditional cars. The pattern of revenue from ...

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Twitter’s problem is bigger than the Like button

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Speculation flew over the past day or so that Twitter was getting rid of its Like button. The social-media company quickly reassured the public that this was just one possible change among many being discussed as part of an internal dialogue about encouraging healthy conversation. But the mere fact that eliminating Like is being considered illustrates the problems with Twitter’s ...

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Barclays fares worst in Europe bank stress tests as Brexit looms

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Bloomberg Barclays Plc was the worst performer among 48 banks in Europe’s toughest stress test yet, underscoring the vulnerability of UK lenders to weak growth, credit losses and Brexit. Fellow British lender Lloyds Banking Group Plc didn’t fare much better in the test, with a key measure of financial health falling sharply in the most adverse scenario envisioned by supervisors. ...

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