• DandomRude@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    I would say that Tesla is a good example on a smaller scale: according to the stock market, the company is still worth nearly twice as much as the five largest car manufacturers in the world combined – which has nothing to do with reality.

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      16 hours ago

      Because they’re a battery manufacturer with a car division. They also sell batteries and solar tiles for buildings

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        15 hours ago

        It doesn’t matter how well their other divisions are doing, their overall financial situation is abysmal.

        Their valuation is based on speculation and misplaced hype. They haven’t been an innovative company in a very long time