Stock markets
Michael Burry is not a believer: ‘For any stocks going parabolic reduce positions almost entirely’
Key Points Michael Burry said investors should “reject greed” as enthusiasm around artificial intelligence and momentum-driven trades pushes valuations sharply higher. “An easier way for most is to simply reduce exposure to stocks, to tech stocks in particular. For any stocks going parabolic reduce positions almost entirely,” Burry wrote. Source
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna, Lumentum, Intel, monday.com & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna — The biotechnology company was up almost 9% after a U.S. citizen tested positive for the hantavirus. Another American had symptoms for the virus, but had yet to test positive, the Associated Press reported . Moderna last week announced that it was in the early-stage […]
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Stock futures slide as investors monitor the latest Iran war negotiations: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2026. NYSE Stock futures edged lower Sunday night, following a winning week on Wall Street, as oil prices jumped after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the war. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 143 points, or 0.3%. […]
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Retailers are on a hiring spree. But consumers are sending warning signs
A woman walks past a “Now Hiring” sign in front of a store on January 13, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Retailers are ramping up hiring this year, defying economic concerns as consumers keep shopping. The retail trades added nearly 22,000 jobs in April, accounting for almost one-fifth of […]
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Memory chip makers are looking at a ‘supercycle’ and ‘windfall gains.’ The stocks jumped 30% in one week
Memory chip makers have been riding a wave of surging demand that’s boosted pricing power and profit projections in the historically volatile sector. Rather than a one-time shortage in need of a correction, analysts are increasingly talking about this demand as evidence of a “supercycle” in the sector. They think it could last for years, […]
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Jim Cramer says ‘it’s not to late’ to own AI winners powering the market
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the market continues to be driven overwhelmingly by enthusiasm around semiconductors and data center stocks, and next week will test whether investors keep rewarding nearly any positive AI-related development. “This market keeps going up and up on the same old stuff: news about semiconductors, even old news about semiconductors, retreaded news […]
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The Trump-Xi summit is the next major deadline for investors awaiting a resolution to the U.S.-Iran war. Here’s what’s ahead
Trump’s apparent determination to wrap up the fighting in Iran is part of the reason why the stock market has been unruffled by the ongoing conflict. Source
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How much further does this Teflon market have to go? Here’s what traders say
Key Points The S&P 500 crossed 7,400 for the first time on Friday, and traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi place 59% odds the index crosses 8,000 in 2026. That index crossed 7,000 for the first time in January. Source
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Investors are snapping up muni funds at fastest pace in 5 years. Why the good times may last
Volatility hasn’t dampened demand for municipal bonds. The assets performed dismally in March but rebounded in April. In fact, the ICE BofA US Municipals Securities Index posted its first positive April since 2021 and the strongest one since 2014. Munis are free of federal tax and, if the holder lives in the state in which […]
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Michael Burry says the market today feels like ‘the last months of the 1999-2000 bubble’
Michael Burry attends “The Big Short” New York screening Ziegfeld Theater on Nov. 23, 2015 in New York City. Astrid Stawiarz | Getty Images Michael Burry of “Big Short” fame is warning that the stock market’s fixation on artificial intelligence is beginning to resemble the final stages of the dot-com bubble. “Absolutely non-stop AI. Nobody […]
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