Tesla's Slide; CoreCivic Jumps on Tax Bill; Stellantis Downgrade

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Tesla (TSLA) shares are lower this morning after Elon Musk announced he's formed a new political party, the "America Party." The shares have already declined 22% this year as the CEO's politicking has hurt Tesla's standing with car buyers. Devoting resources and attention to a new political party runs counter to what Musk told Tesla investors during the company's last earnings, in April.
- CoreCivic (CXW) shares are rallying on the passage of President Trump's signature tax bill. Shares in Geo Group (GEO) are also rallying in the premarket, with the bill adding billions of dollars for immigrant detention centers. Geo Group and CoreCivic are the two largest detention contractors. On Friday, Trump signed a sweeping budget bill that includes $45 billion for new immigration jails—part of $150 billion in new funding to carry out his immigration and border-control agenda.
- Stellantis (STLA) is sliding this morning as Bank of America cuts the automaker to neutral from buy, with the broker expecting to see a “very weak” first-half report on July 29. While the US appears strong, Stellantis’s positioning in Europe looks bad, BofA says. Analyst Horst Schneider says that while Stellantis shares have fallen around 30% year to date and more than 50% since last summer’s capital markets day, it is “too early for ‘bottom-fishing,’”
- MGM Resorts International (MGM) is lower after Goldman Sachs initiates coverage of MGM Resorts International with a recommendation of sell due to a volatile Las Vegas market, while Caesars Entertainment gets a buy rating. MGM has high-sensitivity to a “choppy” Las Vegas market and is the most macro-sensitive among Goldman’s casino coverage, the bank writes in a note

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