Tesla shares also surged heading into the holiday weekend—tacking on nearly the entirety of Ford’s market cap.
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Shares of Ford and Tesla rallied Friday after the companies announced Ford electric vehicle owners can now plug in their car in one of Tesla’s 12,000 fast charging stations nationwide, a rare partnership between the legacy automaker and its younger but vastly more valuable peer.Key Facts
Ford’s stock spiked 7.4% by early afternoon, set for its largest daily gain since October as investors digested the news first shared by Ford CEO Jim Farley during a Twitter Spaces conversation Thursday with Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk.