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Elon Musk warned sales growth would slow this year despite price cuts that have already hurt margins at the world's most valuable automaker and fueled investor concerns about soft demand and Chinese competition. Musk said on Wednesday that growth would be «notably lower» as Tesla focuses on a cheaper, next-generation electric vehicle to be made at its Texas factory in the second half of 2025, which is expected to spark the next boom in deliveries. But he said ramping up production of the new model would be challenging because it would involve cutting-edge technologies. Tesla's stock suffered its sharpest intraday percentage loss in more than a year, with $80 billion in market value wiped out on Thursday. That pushed its market capitalization loss for the month to about $210 billion. «The Tesla headlines have essentially gone from bad to worse,» said TD Cowen analysts, noting that the fourth-quarter revenue and profit were also below expectations. Shares of other EV makers also fell, with Rivian Automotive Inc, Lucid Group and Fisker down between 4.7% and 8.8%. The EV industry has been grappling with a slowdown in demand for more than a year and the price cuts by Tesla will likely worsen the pressure on the startups and automakers such as Ford . «The problem for Tesla is any significant attempt to boost sales from here on will probably need to be achieved at the cost of further falls in operating margin, due to having to compete with BYD in China, as well as increased competition elsewhere,» said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets. At least nine brokerages downgraded the stock, while seven raised their ratings.

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Elon Musk hinted slowdown in sales this year despite price cuts that have already hurt margins at the world's most valuable automaker and fueled investor concerns about soft demand and Chinese competition, according to a Reuters report. Tesla's stock suffered its sharpest intraday percentage loss in more than a year, with $80 billion in market value wiped out on January 25. That pushed its market capitalization loss for the month to about $210 billion.

Tesla tumbled seven per cent on Thursday after CEO Elon Musk warned sales growth would slow this year despite price cuts that have already hurt margins and raised investor concerns at the world’s most valuable automaker.

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BENGALURU : Tesla tumbled more than 8% on Thursday after CEO Elon Musk warned sales growth would slow this year despite price cuts that have already hurt margins and raised investor concerns at the world's most valuable automaker. Musk said growth would be "notably lower" as Tesla focuses on a cheaper, next-generation electric vehicle to be made at its Texas factory in the second half of 2025, which is expected to spark the next boom in deliveries. But his remarks fell flat with investors, with Tesla set to lose more than $50 billion in market value, if premarket loss hold.

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Asian markets posted gains Friday, shrugging off Wall Street losses ahead of key US jobs data due later in the day. Analysts say signs of a robust American economy, such as strong labour market data this week, are bad news for equities as it gives the Federal Reserve more reason to keep monetary policy tight through to the end of the year and beyond. US Treasury yields hit their highest levels since 2007 this week as investors fear high borrowing costs for businesses and consumers will eventually drag on the economy. All eyes are on Friday's monthly US employment data, which will give investors a good idea of whether recent signs of a softening in the labour market will continue. «European markets look set to open modestly higher ahead of today's US jobs report,» said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK, «which, along with the September CPI report which is due next week could shift the odds significantly on whether we see another rate hike in November». «One other reason for the welcome retreat in yields yesterday may well have been the sharp decline in oil prices we've seen the past couple of days.» On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished flat, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq index ticked lower. But Hong Kong was on the front foot Friday, with gains of about 1.5 percent by the afternoon, though Tokyo closed marginally lower. Singapore, Seoul and Manila were also up, while mainland Chinese markets were closed for a week-long holiday. London, Frankfurt and Paris all kicked off with small gains. Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said the Asian advances were «thanks partly to a drop in oil prices that benefits Asia's colossal oil-importing nations». «This

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Gold languished near one-week lows on Wednesday on strength in the dollar and Treasury yields, driven by expectations for U.S. interest rates to stay elevated for longer and worries about China's economy. Spot gold was flat at $1,926.30 per ounce by 1209 GMT, after hitting its lowest since Aug. 29 earlier in the session.

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(Reuters) — U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday following a sharp rally on Wall Street in the previous session as data showed inflation was cooling, with investors looking ahead to producer price data due later in the day.

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The price of bitcoin (BTC) fell slightly along with US stock market futures in the early hours of the US trading session today after US payroll figures missed their forecast by a relatively wide margin. Shortly after, however, the situation improved, with stocks in the green and BTC largely unmoved.