NIO ES9 Drops, Inflation Spikes, Burry Tanks Palantir & Someone Firebombed Sam Altman's House

Friday roundup. Here's everything that mattered this week.NIO unveiled the ES9 — physically larger than a Rolls Royce Cullinan and projected to carry NIO's highest SUV gross margin. Pre-orders from outside NIO's existing community are already running 1.5x the ES8's pre-sale pace. We break down what it means for the business.ALSO THIS WEEK:— Inflation worst reading in 2 years — gas up $1+/gallon since US-Iran conflict began— 3,200 ships idle in the Strait of Hormuz— S&P 500 recovering war losses as ceasefire talks progress— Someone threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's house— Michael Burry posted and deleted — Palantir dropped anyway— Chinese NEV exports up 124% YoY in Q1 — Tesla China exports up 164%— Can NIO actually become the next BMW, Benz or Audi? The honest answer from the Chinese press— US crackdown on China academic collaboration — what it means for the tech warCourtside Financial. Hosted by Obi.Nord Security Products:NordVPN: ⁠https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=143053&url_id=902⁠NordPass: ⁠https://go.nordpass.io/aff_c?offer_id=488&aff_id=143053&url_id=9356⁠Discord: https://discord.gg/GSbp4wR