Stephen Lam | Reuters A parking lot of predominantly new Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles is seen in Richmond, California, U.S. June 22, 2018. Oppenheimer believes Telsa will meet its third-quarter targets for Model 3 production and profitability. The firm reiterated its outperform rating for the electric car maker’s shares, …

Heuler Andrey | AFP | Getty Images Opponents of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva demonstrate in the city of Curitiba on March 28, 2018. An upcoming presidential election in Latin America’s biggest economy has the spill-over potential to dramatically impact emerging markets, strategists told CNBC this week. …

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., left, listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. We are at a consequential juncture in the technology business and in society. A handful of tech giants …

U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr. A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter approaches at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Turkey, an F-35 program partner, is currently slated to receive two of the jets. That delivery of Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation jets is the start of …

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Servicemen prepare for a live demonstration of Russian battle tanks at the International Military-Technical Forum ‘ARMY 2018’ expo at Kubinka airfield in Kubinka, Russia, on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018.  Vostok 2018 will see the Russian military practice massive airstrikes and measures against cruise missiles. …

Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla.  CEO Elon Musk crowned Tesla victor among electric vehicle automakers last month, saying his company was “1st, 2nd & 3rd in August sales” in a tweet, citing a report by InsideEVs. @elonmusk: Tesla 1st, 2nd & 3rd in August sales Shares …

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Vice President Mike Pence listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks before signing S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, And Consumer Protection Act, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 24, 2018.  …

Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ford Motor Co. F150 trucks move along the production line at the company’s Dearborn Truck Assembly facility in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford Motor said Thursday it would recall 2 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America to address fire and smoke concerns in seat-belt …

Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Reed Hastings, chief executive officer of Netflix Inc. Investors should buy the recent dip in Netflix shares due to its dominant position in the streaming video market, according to RBC Capital Markets. The firm raised it price target for Netflix shares to $440 …

Luca Zennaro Rescuers at work amid the rubble after a highway bridge collapsed in Genoa, Italy, 14 August 2018. A large section of the Morandi viaduct upon which the A10 motorway runs collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday.  There’s certainly been no sign recently that Lega and M5S are ready to …