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Tokyo, May 12 (EFE).- (Camera: Archive). Japanese car manufacturer Toyota Motor said Wedensday it increased its net profit by 10.3 percent in the fiscal year 2020 (which ended in March), to 2.24 trillion yen ($20 billion), thanks to cost reduction and some recovery in sales.ARCHIVE OF TOYOTA MOTOR.
London (United Kingdom), Feb 2 (EFE), (Camera: Clàudia Sacrest).- Oil company BP recorded a loss of 20.3 billion dollars in 2020, due to the collapse of crude oil prices amid the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE BP GAS STATION IN THE HACKNEY DISTRICT OF NORTH LONDON, THE BP HEADQUARTERS IN ST JAMES'S AND THE PICCADILLY CIRCUS JUNCTION.
On Monday, Tesla stock climbed as much as 5%. Business Insider reports that Tesla's market capitalization is north of $700 billion. Elon Musk's company exceeded its production target of 500,000 vehicles last year. The company has fallen just short of 500,000 deliveries. "So proud of the Tesla team for achieving this major milestone!" Musk tweeted about the news. Tesla's stock price soared by more than 740% in 2020.
Tesla short-sellers saw $38 billion in mark-to-market losses throughout 2020, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing S3 Partners data. Short interest in the company's shares plunged to less than 6% of Tesla's float from nearly 20% at the start of last year. The losses trounce the $2.9 billion total seen in 2019 and come on the back of Tesla's 740% surge over the past 12 months. Investors betting against Tesla lost billions last year, as the automaker's shares leaped above nearly all estimates.
Mike Windle/Getty Images for Airbnb Airbnb soared 115% at the open in its trading debut on Thursday, giving the peer-to-peer lodging service a market valuation of more than $100 billion. Airbnb raised $3.5 billion in funds when it priced its IPO at $68 per share, giving it an initial market valuation of $47 billion. An IPO frenzy has quickly materialized in the fourth quarter of 2020, given the eye-popping surge in recent trading debuts for DoorDash and C3.ai.