I think it is notable that $Ford Motor (F.US)$ announced the plan to pay off high interest debt in and around the time $Rivian Automotive (RIVN.US)$ was about to go public. I would also point that the cost of paying off that debt should be immediately tax deductible to Ford. So I'm wondering if there is an added factor of tax planning going on where Ford gets a one time $billion interest expense deduction on the payoff of the debt. At the same time they sell some of their Rivian stake for what is obviously a big taxable gain.
Maybe I'm overthinking it or rationalizing. But I do think it likely Ford is wanting to have a tax plan on how to exit their Rivian stake. Ford has tax assets but I'm not sure those can all be used immediately or if Ford wants to use them all immediately.

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$Rivian Automotive (RIVN.US)$ Flew away.

$Ford Motor (F.US)$ going up

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