General Motors Company

Ford Motor Company

The market's concerns about these two companies may have been exaggerated

Analysts at UBS and Deutsche Bank advised investors to buy shares in US auto giants Ford and GM on the downturn

Ford Motor Company and General Motors, the two largest U.S. automakers, recorded a decline in U.S. sales in the first quarter of 2026. They attributed the weak results to last year's strong demand and weather factors, Yahoo Finance writes.

Two U.S. auto giants reported a drop in sales. What's going on?

Stellantis N.V.

The auto industry's financial losses due to the winding down of investments in electric vehicle projects have exceeded $50 billion in recent months, The Wall Street Journal has estimated

The maker of Jeep and Fiat ended the year with a loss for the first time in history due to electric cars

Fire at aluminum supplier Novelis plant leads to $2 billion loss for Ford in second half of 2025

Ford reported its strongest profit deviation from forecast since 2021. What about the stock?

The Coca-Cola Company

McDonald's Corporation

Ferrari N.V.

This week, two crucial sets of economic data will be released in the United States - a rare coincidence caused by the recent government shutdown. First, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release its January employment report, followed by the Consumer Price Index. Thus, attention will be paid to both parts of the Federal Reserve's dual mandate: maximizing employment on the one hand and price stability on the other, Barron's <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/jobs-report-consumer-prices-coca-cola-cvs-ford-mcdonalds-earnings-7c16ca85?mod=RTA#:~:text=This%20week%20brings,will%20be%20covered.">notes</a>.

US inflation, Ferrari and Coca-Cola earnings: what investors need to know this week

NVIDIA Corporation

Oracle Corporation

Alphabet Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Chevron Corporation

Verizon Communications Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: investors fleeing risk

GM's lineup of electric vehicles is the broadest in the U.S. market

GM will write off another $6 billion due to reduced investment in electric cars. What about the stock?

Ford's decision could signal a return of the auto giant's interest in the robotaxi market  

Ford announced autopilot without driver supervision. How does this threaten Tesla?

Apple Inc.

US car manufacturer Ford is preparing to enter the market for autonomous driving systems. OpenAI launched a version of ChatGPT Health to handle personal health data. Google-owned Alphabet has surpassed Apple in terms of capitalization for the first time since 2019, and China's Zhipu has become China's first public "AI tiger". About these and other topics - in a review of key events by the morning of January 8.

Highlights for this morning: Ford and autopilot, ChatGPT will talk about health, Alphabet above Apple

The automaker is cutting back on electric car production, specifically discontinuing the F-series electric pickup trucks.

Ford had its best year in six years: car sales in the US grew by 6%

Intel Corporation

Navan, Inc.

The key event will be the publication of the labor market report for November

Morning in New York: indices look downward 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

PayPal has applied to create its own bank to lend to small businesses and launch savings accounts. The Nasdaq exchange decided to switch to round-the-clock trading. The U.S. has collected more than $200 billion since the beginning of 2025 due to import duties imposed by Donald Trump. About these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of December 16.