‘Gave You The Midas Touch’: Man Takes Volkswagen To Midas For An Oil Change. He's In Shock When They're Done
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Directly affected
- VWAGY Volkswagen (ETR: VOW3)
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+0.3%
A fund of consumer companies
- AMZN Amazon-2.2%
A large consumer and cloud company
- HD Home Depot+2.8%
A large consumer retailer
- NKE Nike+0.7%
A large consumer brand
- SBUX Starbucks+1.8%
A large consumer brand
- MCD McDonald's-10.4%
A large consumer brand
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWAGYNon-US listing (OTC); price checks may stay empty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| XLYNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMZNNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HDNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NKENo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SBUXNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MCDNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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‘Gave You The Midas Touch’: Man Takes Volkswagen To Midas For An Oil Change. He's In Shock When They're Done Motor1.com
Source: Motor1.com
Energy
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COP | three days earlier | -3.40% | final price |
| COP | five days earlier | -3.70% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -2.77% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -3.75% | final price |
| MPC | three days earlier | +2.58% | final price |
| MPC | five days earlier | +3.75% | final price |
| OIH | three days earlier | -0.91% | final price |
| OIH | five days earlier | -3.02% | final price |
| OXY | three days earlier | -2.27% | final price |
| OXY | five days earlier | -2.23% | final price |
| USO | three days earlier | -5.78% | final price |
| USO | five days earlier | -5.13% | final price |
| VLO | three days earlier | +4.13% | final price |
| VLO | five days earlier | +3.31% | final price |
| XLE | three days earlier | -1.69% | final price |
| XLE | five days earlier | -2.19% | final price |
| XOM | three days earlier | -2.80% | final price |
| XOM | five days earlier | -2.72% | final price |
| XOP | three days earlier | -1.32% | final price |
| XOP | five days earlier | -1.09% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 58 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 27 Aug 2026. That is 59 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Aug 2026. That is 61 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rick Larsen sold Home Depot (HD), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 8 Oct 2026. That is 17 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Home Depot (HD) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 30 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Home Depot (HD) (jointly held), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 32 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Nike (NKE), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 58 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros sold Nike (NKE), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 27 Aug 2026. That is 59 days before publication. Filed 10 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Nike (NKE), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 13 Aug 2026. That is 73 days before publication. Filed 1 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Starbucks (SBUX) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 30 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Starbucks (SBUX) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 32 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Starbucks (SBUX) (jointly held), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 2 Sep 2026. That is 53 days before publication. Filed 25 Sep 2026. View the filing.
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How solid the energy case looks
12 out of 100
“‘Gave You The Midas Touch’: Man Takes Volkswagen To Midas For An Oil Change. He's In Shock When They're Done” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.