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Jul 2023
30m 34s

The EV Truck War Is Officially On

The Motley Fool
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Telsa finally introduces the Cybertruck and Ford fights back with a price cut on the F-150Lightning.

(00:21) Bill Barker and Deidre Woollard discuss: - The futuristic appeal of the Cybertruck compared to more traditional models. - Why Ford announced a price drop on the F-150 Lightning. - How Eli Lilly could win big in the weight-loss wars.

(18:53) The majority of borrowers haven’t been paying off their student loan debt. Matt Frankel explains what the resumption of payments could mean for the economy.

Companies discussed:  F, TSLA, GM, LLY,  NVO, SOFI, NNI

Host: Deidre Woollard Guests: Bill Barker, Ricky Mulvey Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks

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