Amazon Rises After TikTok Bid, Tesla Rallies, Newsmax Falls

On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Amazon (AMZN) shares rose on the news that it submitted a bit to the White House to buy social video app TikTok from its Chinese owners. The company sent its proposal in a letter to Vice President JD Vance, who’s heading efforts to help facilitate a sale of the US operations of the video platform ahead of a deadline later this week, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, according to people familiar with the matter. But the bid, reported earlier by the New York Times, is not being considered seriously by the administration, according to the person, who discussed the sale process on the condition of anonymity. The company declined to comment.

- Tesla (TSLA) investors shrugged off the company’s worst vehicle sales since 2022 and bid up its shares on hopes that Elon Musk will step back from his work for the Trump administration. While the billionaire has yet to make an announcement about his plans, a report by Politico Wednesday suggested his time as a top adviser to Donald Trump may end soon. The president has told his inner circle recently that the Tesla chief executive officer will return to his businesses in the coming weeks, according to the news outlet, which cited unidentified Trump insiders.

- Newsmax (NMAX) shares shed more than three-quarters of their value on Wednesday after a raucous two-day surge fueled in part by retail traders briefly made it larger than Fox Corp. The stock slumped 77%, wiping out $23 billion in market value, after a 2,230% surge in Newsmax’s first two days as a public company. Retail investors were less vocal about the stock in trader chatrooms compared to prior days, with buy orders on Fidelity’s platform more muted compared to those for larger companies.

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