Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) embodies the best and the smartest of business. The Silicon Valley-based automaker produces electric cars with price tags that reach into the six figures. They’re beloved of Hollywood celebrities who get a bargain in a status symbol, thanks to the generosity of taxpayers who have poured nearly a billion dollars into the company through loans, environmental credits and subsidies. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock performance was 0.29% in last session and finished the day at $227.79. Traded volume was 8.80million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 6.92million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.37. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) insider ownership is 0.20%.

A U.S. judge on Thursday said she had concerns about approving a $324.5 million settlement involving Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google and two other tech companies where they were accused of conspiring to avoid poaching each other’s workers. Tech workers filed a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc, Google Inc, Intel Inc and Adobe Systems Inc in 2011, alleging they conspired to refrain from soliciting one another’s employees in order to avert a salary war. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) dropped -0.35 percent to $91.86 Thursday on volume of 35.53million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $91.34 to $92.30. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a market capitalization of $553.89billion.

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is hiring workers for its Bowling Green, Ky., plant to assemble high-performance engines used in some of Chevrolet’s most exotic vehicles: the 2014 Camaro Z/28 and the 2015 Corvette Z06. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)’s stock on June 19, 2014 reported a increase of 0.19% to the closing price of $36.37. Its fifty two weeks range is $31.13 -$41.85. The total market capitalization recorded $58.33billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 11.28million shares. In its share capital, GM has 1.60billion outstanding shares.

Cadbury and Oreo parent company, Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), has struck a global partnership with TubeMogul to utilise its programmatic video technology to improve its online video advertising strategy.  Under the arrangement, Mondelez’s media buying agency, MediaVest, will work with TubeMogul on media planning, buying and ad serving. To do this, it will use the vendor’s full range of products including the BrandPoint tool, which is designed to buy digital video advertising on a gross rating point basis.  On Thursday, shares of Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) dropped -0.16% to close the day at $37.50. Company return on investment (ROI) is 7.90% and its monthly performance is recorded as 0.21%. Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) quarterly revenue growth is 9.91%.

The caffeine king Starbucks (SBUX) has signed a deal and entered into an agreement with Duracell Powermat to bring wireless chargers to all its stores across the globe. This move was initiated to better serve the customers by giving them ability to charge their devices while they are spending time in the coffee shop. Duracell Powermat is the joint venture between Procter and Gambles Company (NYSE:PG) Duracell brand and Powermat Technologies. The two companies have been powering people across the globe for past 40 years. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) stock performance was 0.56% in last session and finished the day at $80.24. Traded volume was 12.49million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 7.71million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.44. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) insider ownership is 0.10%.