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Friday’s big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session
Stocks’ attempt at extending the post-Fed rally failed on Thursday, with all three major averages notching modest losses. Here’s what CNBC is watching Friday. Source
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Danny Moses of ‘The Big Short’ says the market is underestimating DOGE’s negative impact on the economy
Investor Danny Moses, who made a killing betting against mortgage-backed debt before the 2008 crash, said Thursday the market is mistakenly failing to discount the negative effect from federal spending cuts spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency. “I think we are underestimating the impact to the economy of the cuts we’re making at the […]
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U.S. households are more invested in stocks than ever and it’s distorting market valuation, says JPMorgan
American households are allocating so much money to U.S. stocks that the valuation of the whole market is now dependent on their appetite, according to JPMorgan. Individual investors have become the most important holder of U.S. equities, owning around 60% of the universe, the Wall Street firm said. This record level of ownership creates a […]
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The most widely followed investor survey showed a huge ‘crash’ in bullish sentiment for stocks
The most-widely followed investor survey on Wall Street is flashing a major warning sign. Bank of America’s Global Fund Manager Survey for this month saw its biggest pullback in overall investor sentiment since March 2020 — back when stocks cratered as the U.S. grappled with Covid-19. That’s resulted in what investment strategist Michael Hartnett deemed […]
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Deutsche Bank says the market sell-off has another 6% to go as consumer and corporate confidence dives
The market sell-off is not over yet as consumer and corporate confidence take a dive on tariff uncertainty, according to Deutsche Bank. “We see the selloff in US equities as having further to go,” Binky Chadha, chief strategist at Deutsche Bank, wrote Saturday. “With trade policy uncertainty likely to continue to weigh, at least until […]
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After such a relentless market correction, the relief rally faces a high burden of proof
It felt better, but did it mean anything? Friday’s zippy 2.1% bounce in the S & P 500 , at minimum, interrupted one of the more relentless retrenchments from a record high Wall Street had seen. The index took a mere three weeks and a day to fall just over 10% from its peak on […]
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One of Wall Street’s biggest bulls cuts his S&P 500 outlook, blaming Trump’s tariffs
Widely-followed strategist Ed Yardeni, one of the biggest bulls on Wall Street, lowered his market forecast, saying President Donald Trump’s tariffs raise the risk of stagflation. “It has dawned on Wall Street (and us!) that President Trump’s tariffs aren’t negotiating chips to help the U.S. lower tariffs around the world, promoting free trade,” Yardeni said […]
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Hedge funds are selling stocks at a pace not seen in years
Hedge funds slashed their positions at the fastest pace in years as tariffs and signs of softer economic growth sent stocks on a roller coaster ride. Professional money managers who make both long and short wagers cut back risk exposure by selling stocks and covering shorts in a dramatic fashion on Friday and Monday. Combined, […]
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Handicapping the next move for a stressed bull market
The market’s message and intentions are always worth debating — especially so during an intense pullback, with cacophonous policy headlines and piqued investor emotions animating the action day to day. Here’s an assessment of the weight of the evidence, after another rough week — but one that ended in a perky, if apprehensive, rally off […]
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Active managers keep lagging the market: Why it’s so tough to beat the indexes
S & P Dow Jones Indices is out with its annual survey of the performance of active fund managers, and once again the performance is dismal. Sixty-five percent of large-cap fund managers underperformed their benchmark (the S & P 500) in 2024. The long-term performance is even worse: 84% underperformed after 10 years. The SPIVA […]
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