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After a nearly 6-month search, Stellantis names former Jeep boss as its new CEO

Stellantis, the fourth-largest global automaker, announced a fresh CEO on Wednesday: company insider Antonio Filosa. Shares were mostly flat on the news.

The move comes nearly six months after the Stellantis board essentially ousted former chief Carlos Tavares amid abysmal US performance. The Jeep and Chrysler maker’s profit plummeted 70% last year and its US sales fell 15%.

Last year wasnt an outlier, though; Stellantis US sales have fallen every year since 2018. At this years Detroit Auto Show, Filosa told reporters that US market share was the companys top priority.

Filosa, who became the head of Jeep in 2023, will officially take the helm June 23, right around when most of the industry plans to end their tariff discounts and start hiking vehicle prices in earnest.

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“Madden” maker EA surges on report it’s nearing $50 billion deal to go private

Shares of video game giant Electronic Arts are surging up more than 15% Friday following a Wall Street Journal report that the company is nearing a roughly $50 billion deal to go private.

According to the WSJ, an investment group including Saudi Arabias Public Investment Fund and PE firm Silver Lake (which is also part of the TikTok deal) could announce a deal next week.

In its fiscal first quarter that ended in June, EA delivered a disappointing net bookings outlook for the fiscal year.

Shares of EAs most intimidating competitor, Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive, climbed nearly 5% on the report.

In its fiscal first quarter that ended in June, EA delivered a disappointing net bookings outlook for the fiscal year.

Shares of EAs most intimidating competitor, Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive, climbed nearly 5% on the report.

$12.5B 🛍️

Uber’s relying less on pad thai from 0.8 miles away. The company expects gross bookings (what customers spend) of non-restaurant deliveries to grow to $12.5 billion by the end of the year, according to reporting by Bloomberg.

The new forecast marks a 25% boost from the $10 billion estimate Uber shared in May for the delivery of groceries and items from retail partners like Best Buy.

Through the first half of the year, Ubers total delivery gross bookings climbed to more than $42 billion, up about 18% year over year. That nearly matches the gross bookings of its ride-hailing business in the same period.

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Nike, trying to break out of its funk, launches its high-stakes collab with Kim Kardashian’s Skims

The partnership champions women athletes and tests how far Kim K’s star power can stretch in the women’s activewear arena.

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