Elon Musk Has High Hopes for His Underground Tunnel
Musk claimed on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BinoVT6Acpd/?taken-by=elonmusk) that his first underground tunnel in LA is "almost done," pending final regulatory approvals, and promised his Boring Company will initially offer free rides to the public. But investors have come to take the Tesla CEO's bold promises with a grain of salt.
The Energy Department is making a push to strengthen the U.S. battery supply chain, announcing up to $3.5 billion for companies that produce batteries and the critical minerals that go into them.
Ed Egilinsky, managing director and head of sales and distribution & alternatives with Direxion, joined Cheddar News to discuss how bond traders are reacting to the latest consumer price index data and how they're positioning portfolios ahead of next week's release of Nvidia's earnings. Egilinsky also discussed some of the other bigger-cap companies, including Alphabet, Amazon and Apple.
Facebook and Instagram will require political ads running on their platforms to disclose if they were created using artificial intelligence, their parent company announced on Wednesday.