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    Even more bad news for Tesla coming in: Tesla Says Autopilot Was Engaged in Fatal Crash Under Investigation in California Investing

    March 31, 2018

    Even more bad news for Tesla coming in: Tesla Says Autopilot Was Engaged in Fatal Crash Under Investigation in California Investing

    Even more bad news for Tesla coming in: Tesla Says Autopilot Was Engaged in Fatal Crash Under Investigation in California

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 08:04 PM PDT

    WSJ:

    Tesla Inc. late Friday acknowledged its semiautonomous system Autopilot was engaged by the driver in the seconds before a fatal crash last week, raising more questions about the safety of self-driving technology on public roads.

    Federal investigators this week began examining the March 23 crash of a Model X sport-utility vehicle that was traveling south on Highway 101, near Mountain View, Calif., before it struck a barrier, then was hit by two other vehicles and caught fire. The driver of the Model X was killed.

    Tesla said its vehicle logs show the driver's hands weren't detected on the wheel for six seconds before the collision, and he took no action despite having five seconds and about 500 feet of unobstructed view of a concrete highway divider.

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-says-autopilot-was-engaged-in-fatal-crash-under-investigation-in-california-1522462409

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    Jim Cramer goes on a wild scary rant over reddit

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 01:35 PM PDT

    Uber turned off safety system and turned down the LIDAR sensor from 1 to 7

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 08:58 AM PDT

    This explains how it hit a person at near full speeds. This will certainly make it much much harder for UBER to get a self-driving license in the future. It wouldn't surprise me if one of the reasons they were rushing this out was because they realized they were falling behind or already pretty far behind in the self driving car realm.

    Quite frankly at this point I don't see why this company is valued so highly at all. They have no IP with their ride-sharing and their IP for their autonomous driving is being challenged by Google with what many consider a strong case and Lyft and many other programs will start to syphon their customer base. The whole idea of UBER tryign to pull an amazon of acquiring customer base and then turn it into a huge customer base for autonomous cars is just so far-fetched at this point. Oh did I mention that ride-sharing laws will eventually make their expenses go sky high and even harder to maintian a majority of market shares.

    They have a long time before they go can public at this rate because i bet that's an ugly income statement.

    Am i missing something?

    Article

    EDIT: as someone else linked, Uber promised to not use Waymo technologies in their autonomous driving cars. This does explain why Google has no issues with self-driving vehicles but Uber does... again another blow to uber's self driving monopoly everyone keeps dreaming of

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    What is your recession strategy?

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 04:07 PM PDT

    With these two economies we're living in and all the free money and stock buybacks that have been inflating the stock market I think we are due for a major pullback if not recession in the coming years. Hopefully I'm wrong, but if not what is your strategy?

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    NYSE Is in Advanced Talks to Buy the Chicago Stock Exchange

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 09:56 AM PDT

    Walmart is in the early stages of talks to buy health insurer Humana, according to The Wall Street Journal.

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 06:43 PM PDT

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/walmart-in-early-stage-acquisition-talks-with-humana-1522365618 - paywall.

    http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/29/investing/walmart-humana-deal-talks/index.html - annoying autoplay videos.

    I'm holding WMT. In my limited experience, the buyer in a situation likes this dips, while the target rises. Am I screwed? How's this look longterm? Anyone done DD on Humana?

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    Saudi Arabia/Arab Gulf States, a good investment?

    Posted: 31 Mar 2018 01:57 AM PDT

    Looking through my current portfolios developed and emerging market ETFs, I noticed that there is zero exposure to Saudi Arabia/Gulf economies.

    Is it a good idea to add a position there? I'm looking at $GULF. Should I be bullish on the more forward looking leadership there, the Aramco IPO/2030 Saudi economic modernization plan, and the social liberalization occurring there?

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    What guarantee yearly return would you permenantly leave the stock market for(contract to never buy and sell securities ever again)

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 01:12 PM PDT

    Deal or no deal scenario. A guarantee yearly stock return to eliminate your ability to never buy any type of stocks/bonds. Ect

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    Question - Risk vs Reward

    Posted: 31 Mar 2018 12:23 AM PDT

    Hi all,

    I'm 17, trying to navigate the complex world of investing. Hats off to you seasoned veterans!

    Quick question. I see some Indexes/ETF's/Mutual Funds etc are labelled as low risk, while others are high risk. Low risk generally means underwhelming ROI. High risk funds imply the rewards are supposedly be higher... but for how long....?

    Here's the question. Once you factor out the noise and volatility, and look at long term growth... do higher risk index investments actually yield higher returns over the long run? Or are these institutions claiming "potentially" higher earnings over a short period of time, with equal performance taking occasional losses into account?

    I ask because I'm thinking long term, and I genuinely don't care if next week my investment is worth twice or half what it's worth today. I'm thinking long term. I want to maximize my real rate of return for the next 20-30 years. I can afford to wait until the market starts peaking.

    What do you think? Is there RARR actually better?

    P.S. Sorry, I know I should be able to read the charts, but I havent fully learned to use them yet. In time . :)

    Cj\heers!

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    Any books/ebooks/videos on how to REALLY understand and read financial statements?

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 08:27 PM PDT

    I have a layman's knowledge of reading financial statements but I want to have advanced knowledge in what to look for and what not when reading a balance sheet.

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    Royal Dutch Shell and Total flirt with becoming utilities

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 08:04 AM PDT

    https://www.economist.com/news/business/21739767-it-looks-shrinkage-small-starts-may-mask-big-ambitions-royal-dutch-shell-and-total

    Last month Shell completed the acquisition of First Utility, a midsized British gas and electricity supplier that already operates under the Shell brand in Germany. The Anglo-Dutch firm plans to make a similar move in Australia. Late last year Total launched the supply of gas and green power to households in France, through its Total Spring brand. Both have invested in renewable energy and are installing EV charging points in their networks of petrol stations. "We don't see how we can be an energy major if we don't become a significant player in electricity," says Maarten Wetselaar, head of gas and new energies at Shell. A Total executive says: "Why should we limit ourselves to selling gas to a utility when we can sell to end-customers?"

    Peter Atherton, of Cornwall Insight, a consultancy, says that whereas supermajors aim for returns on capital on big oil and gas developments of 15%, renewables provide returns of 7-9%. In Britain, the energy retailers aim for profit margins of 4-5%.

    Moreover, small beginnings may mask big ambitions. Mr Wetselaar says his aim is to generate electricity returns of 8-12%, which he thinks is feasible because Shell, with its energy-trading experience, can profit from the heightened volatility of power markets in the era of renewables and EVs, as well as from more flexible demand from consumers. To become material to Shell, the electricity business would need to grow to $50bn-100bn, on a par with the size of its current gas business, he says.

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    Beating inflation with cash

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 10:25 AM PDT

    Rn i have lots of uninvested cash sitting in my brokerage account. I think inflation rate is 2%, so am i technically losing money do to inflation? If so, how can i beat the 2% inflation while still having somewhat liquid cash?

    I think 1 year treasuries look appealing.

    Also i dont understand cd's that give 1% return. If inflation is 2% dont those technically lose money.

    I will probably use some cash to put into stocks/index funds soon, so dont comment to do that.

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    How great really is the stock market?

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 08:50 PM PDT

    Is it just me or does the stock market really feel like a super magical place. Think about it, it can take a normal person and make them really wealthy. I love it.

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    What's the best plan for getting IRA money into the market?

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 08:42 PM PDT

    So this is my situation, but guessing others might have the same question.

    Each month I set aside 1/12 of my yearly IRA contribution limit, just *over $450. It gets automatically transferred to my brokerage after getting paid.

    What rate of stock purchasing makes sense with transaction fees? Typically I buy one share of VOO. Then the next month, two shares, rotating based on the carryover. But each time I'm paying $7.

    Now, if the stock goes up more than $7 in a month, I guess the math makes it worth it. So I've just been paying it as a sort of dollar cost average entry. I could wait until the end of the year and buy all once, but that misses the growth for the year. In the future, hopefully I can buy in all at once at the start of the year. But I'm not there yet.

    I'm always annoyed by it, because by the end of the year I'm burning around $85 of what I managed to put in.

    Would you guys do it differently? Thanks!

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    How to invest in spotify on open via fidelity?

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 08:22 PM PDT

    I have some limited experience over the past few months buying and selling stocks and managed funds on the site.

    I want to buy spotify. Do I list my order "on the open" or "day?" Do I set a limit? Willing to throw a few thousand at it, nothing crazy. Since the price isn't set ... do I order #of shares or what? Any other advice?. Thanks.

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    Does fidelity offer a global index like Vanguard?

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 01:28 PM PDT

    I can only find this fund, which has a crazy high expense ratio.

    https://fundresearch.fidelity.com/mutual-funds/summary/315910505

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    NextEra Energy and JinkoSolar announce deal for solar panel supply and new solar panel manufacturing in Florida

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 09:55 AM PDT

    https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nextera-energy-and-jinkosolar-announce-deal-for-millions-of-solar-panels-jinkosolar-to-begin-manufacturing-solar-panels-in-florida-300622192.html

    NextEra Energy announced that it is the counterparty to a major supply agreement that was announced by JinkoSolar in January. The companies amended the agreement this month, and JinkoSolar will supply NextEra Energy with up to 2,750 megawatts of high-efficiency solar modules -- roughly 7 million solar panels -- over approximately four years.

    In conjunction with this agreement, JinkoSolar is opening its first U.S. factory in Jacksonville, Florida, which is expected to create more than 200 direct jobs in Florida and support hundreds of additional local jobs in shipping and other related industries.

    I wouldn't be surprised if one of the reasons for JinkoSolar setting up the new plant is to get around the solar panel tariff while still being able to meet NEE's solar panel demands.

    I am somewhat concerned about NEE's usage of debt to grow as interest rates rise.

    As for disclosure, I hold $NEP shares.

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    What would you invest in for infrastructure small budget.

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 03:51 PM PDT

    Hi, What would you invest in for the long term to take Advantage of trumps infrastructure plan? I only have 300$ to invest now I plan to keep adding to this every week or every month. I'm not real knowledgeable when choosing where to invest, basically what I can gather from Google. I currently put my money into GVA : granite construction. Good choice to stay long I'm GVA?

    Edit: should mention I use robinhood and then I have a vanguard account.

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    Daily advice thread. All questions about your personal situation should be asked here

    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 05:05 AM PDT

    If your question is "I have $10,000, what do I do?" or anything similar. There is no single answer to this question, but we will also need A LOT MORE information if we are to give some sort of answer

    • How old are you?
    • Are you employed/making income? How much?
    • What are your objectives with this money? (buy a house? Retirement savings?)
    • What is your risk tolerance? (Do you mind risking it at blackjack or do you need to know its 100% safe?)
    • What are you current holdings? (Do you already have exposure to specific funds and sectors?)
    • Any other assets? House paid off? Cars? Expensive girlfriend? (not really an asset)
    • What is your time horizon? Do you need this money next month? Next 20yrs?
    • Any big debts?
    • Any other relevant financial information will be useful to give you a proper answer.

    Be aware that these answers are just opinions of Redditors and should be used as a starting point for your research. You should strongly consider seeing a registered financial rep before making any financial decisions!

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