** Shares of electric-vehicle startup Faraday Future
Intelligent Electric FFIE.O rise 73.6% to 46 cents
** FFIE says it hosted Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed Al
Qassimi, CEO of UAE-based Master Investment Group, at its Los
Angeles headquarters for a strategic meeting
** "This visit was a pivotal moment for us as we shared
insights and strengthened our collaborative plans moving
forward" - Faraday Future says
** FFIE said last month it was withdrawing its production
forecast for 2024 due to current market conditions and levels of
funding
** At the end of 2023, Faraday Future had $1.9 mln in cash
on its balance sheet, down from $16.9 mln a year earlier
** Up to last close, stock had fallen ~67% this year
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru)
((Akash.Sriram@thomsonreuters.com; https://twitter.com/hoodieonveshti;))