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The Power Grid Is Changing. What It Means for Utility Stocks—and Your Electricity Bill.
Renewable energy will make life more complicated but could be a boon for the companies providing it. COVER: UTILITIES The year is 2051...
Al Root
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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Why the UAW Strike Isn’t the Biggest Problem for Ford and GM
The labor action highlights the biggest issue: Can the auto makers afford to spend what it takes to thrive in the new world of EVs?...
Al Root
Sep 1, 20231 min read
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How Elon Musk Could Solve His Tesla-Twitter Puzzle
A Starlink IPO could raise billions of dollars and mean less selling of Tesla ahead. COVER: AEROSPACE & DEFENSE SpaceX is the most...
Al Root
May 1, 20231 min read
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The Threat That Twitter Poses to Tesla Stock
COVER: M & A Elon Musk officially owns Twitter—and now the hand-wringing about his ability to oversee the rest of his empire has begun...
Al Root
Nov 11, 20221 min read
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GE Stock Is a Buy as Breakup Looms
COVER: MANUFACTURING & BARRON'S STOCK PICK So, it comes to this—General Electric, once arguably the greatest of American companies, will...
Al Root
Aug 9, 20221 min read
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World Hunger Is on the Rise. These Companies Have Solutions.
COVER: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES & BARRON'S STOCK PICK Scorching heat and drought shriveling up crops in the Midwest and eastern Africa. A...
Al Root
Aug 1, 20221 min read
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Tesla Is Winning the EV Race. Better Batteries Will Help Ford and GM Close the Gap.
COVER: AUTOS There’s nothing standing in the way of an electric-vehicle future except the batteries to power the cars—and auto makers are...
Al Root
Oct 29, 20211 min read
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Boeing’s Fix-It Job: How the Company Can Win the Future.
COVER: AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE Shares in the world’s largest aerospace company could rally more than 35% if CEO Dave Calhoun takes bold...
Al Root
Aug 16, 20211 min read
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The Next Space Race—and How to Play It
COVER: AREOSPACE AND DEFENSE Like many kids, Luca Rossettini wanted to go to space. His wasn’t a typical childhood dream—one that fades...
Al Root
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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NIO, Xpeng, and Li Auto Are Not the Next Tesla. Why It’s Time to Unplug From Chinese EV Stocks
COVER: AUTOS Electric vehicles are the future of the auto industry, so it’s no surprise they have captured Wall Street’s imagination,...
Al Root
Dec 13, 20201 min read
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Ford Can Be Fixed. Why Its Stock Could Double.
COVER: BARRON'S STOCK PICK/AUTOS Ford Motor is the fifth-largest auto maker in the world based on the number of vehicles it sold last...
Al Root
Nov 7, 20201 min read
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Industrial Stocks Are Getting Ready for 10 Years of Outperformance. Here’s How to Play It.
COVER: MANUFACTURING Visit a mine these days and there’s a good chance you’ll find Caterpillar ’s 797F. The truck stands 25 feet high,...
Al Root
Oct 11, 20201 min read
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Electric Trucks Are the Future. The Stocks Are for the Bold.
COVER: INDUSTRIALS Speculative fervor has sent shares of electric-truck makers soaring. But competition is stiff and Tesla-like returns...
Al Root
Jul 26, 20201 min read
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Honeywell Is a Growth Company Again as It Taps the Power of Big Data
COVER: INDUSTRIALS Honeywell International is one of the largest industrial companies on the planet. It won’t be for much longer if CEO...
Al Root
Nov 8, 20191 min read
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