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☆ How bad bets on meme stocks led to a $1 billion wipeout
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The only bet riskier than buying meme stocks like GameStop may be cheering for their decline. That’s the lesson Wall Street’s short-sellers are learning the hard way this week. See here: For the first four months of the year, GameStop short-sellers — investors who bet on a stock’s decline — were sitting on $392 million in gains, up nearly 50%. To understand the meme stock phenomenon, it helps to understand a bit of the tribalism underpinning it. Today’s GameStop shorts aren’t likely to hang on and repeat the mistakes of their Melvin Capital brethren.

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☆ Danaher's rally shows how sticking with a troubled stock of a good company can pay off
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Market talk : The S & P 500 and Nasdaq jumped to new intraday highs Wednesday, extending the gains from the prior session's late-day rally. In fact, the S & P 500 broke above 5,300 for the first time ever. The one thing we're staying guarded about in this rally is how overbought the stock market has become. You have to go back to last December to find a time when the S & P 500 Short Range Oscillator was this overbought. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

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☆ Roaring Kitty's tweet sent GameStop spiking. The company's cofounder shares his outlook on where the stock is headed and advises hedge funds on how to navigate it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There's no sense in this, said Gary Kusin, the cofounder of Babbage, the company to which GameStop traces its roots. Imagine if Taylor Swift's brand or company went public, and all the Swifties bought stock, the shares would be overvalued. What Wall Street doesn't understand is that there are Swifties in the video game industry. "If I worked on Wall Street, I would find some other stocks and some other places to go; I wouldn't touch GameStop." And I believe that's exactly what's ailing Wall Street right now," Kusin said.

Persons: Michael Burry, Keith Gill, Gary Kusin, Babbage, Kusin, It's, Taylor, Swifties, Shorting, doesn't, Citron, Brooks, Macy's Organizations: GameStop, Melvin Capital Management, Technology, S3 Partners

☆ China's economy reveals pockets of softness. Here's what to watch ahead of Friday's data
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The National Bureau of Statistics is due to release data on retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment for April on Friday. Some of the weakness speaks to genuine sluggish demand in China at present. The firm expects this week's economic data releases to show a "softening in economic momentum," affirming its forecasts for the central bank to cut rates by the end of June. "Some of the weakness speaks to genuine sluggish demand in China at present," said Hui Shan, Goldman Sachs' China chief economist, in a note Sunday. Businesses' loan demand fallsNew bank loans to businesses and government organizations dropped sharply in April from March, as did new loans to households, according to official data accessed through Wind Information.

Persons: Hui Shan Goldman Sachs, Louise Loo, Goldman Sachs, Hui Shan, Goldman, RRR, Pan Gongsheng Organizations: Visual China, Getty, BEIJING, National Bureau, Statistics, Reuters, Finance, Oxford Economics, People's Bank of, Information, Clocktower, CNBC Locations: Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, —, Beijing, People's Bank of China

☆ Goldman's 'short basket' is jumping as hedge funds rush to cover positions during meme rally revival. Here are the stocks in it
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As meme stocks once again dominate discourse on Wall Street, a Goldman Sachs basket is benefiting as hedge funds try to cover themselves. Goldman's "short basket," known officially as the GS Most Short Rolling Index, has jumped along with the resurgence of the meme-stock craze seen this week. When the original meme-stock mania took place, hedge funds rushed to cover their short positions as everyday investors squeezed them. GameStop short sellers lost almost $1 billion in Monday's rally. That experience even led to the demise of some hedge funds like Melvin Capital .

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Melvin Capital Organizations: GameStop, AMC, Melvin, LSEG, Wayfair

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: GameStop, AMC, Alibaba, Sony and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Meme stocks -- GameStop soared 120%, adding to the 74.4% it gained Monday , after the man who fueled the 2021 GameStop frenzy "Roaring Kitty" posted online for the first time in about three years. Shares of AMC popped 106%, while Reddit and Robinhood added 4% and nearly 6%, respectively. Alibaba -- U.S.-listed shares shed nearly 5% after the Chinese e-commerce giant reported an 86% drop in profits for its fiscal fourth quarter . However, Alibaba beat revenue expectations, coming in at 221.9 billion Chinese yuan ($30.7 billion) versus the LSEG consensus estimate of 219.66 billion yuan. Sony -- U.S.-listed shares added 3% after the PlayStation maker reported quarterly revenue of 3.5 trillion yen, topping the 2.89 trillion yen, per LSEG.

Persons: Kitty, Robinhood, FactSet, —, Jesse Pound, Alex Harring Organizations: GameStop, AMC, Home, LSEG, Revenue, Sony, PlayStation, Vodafone, Walmart, Wall Street Journal, United Airlines, Novo Nordisk

☆ Revival of Meme Stock Mania Continues for GameStop and AMC
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Bernhard Warner | More About Bernhard Warner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Wall Street is feeling meme stock déjà vu. The shares of the movie theater chain AMC Entertainment were similarly buoyant, and obscure cryptocurrencies named after Roaring Kitty and GameStop posted huge gains. Retail traders have been spurred on by the return of Roaring Kitty to social media after a three-year hiatus. Aside from Roaring Kitty’s return to social media, the rally was not driven by any evident news about GameStop or AMC. “Given my past experience in analyzing the periodic bouts of meme stock activity, consider me suspicious,” Sosnick wrote in a research note.

Persons: Keith Gill, Roaring, Gill, Steve Sosnick, ” Sosnick Organizations: GameStop, Netflix, AMC Entertainment, Retail, AMC, Interactive

☆ Reddit shares close near record after two-day rally driven by meme stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Traders work as Reddit's logo is displayed, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 21, 2024. Reddit shares popped 7% on Tuesday, climbing for a second straight day after retail traders kicked off a buying frenzy of so-called meme stocks. The stock closed at $62.34, Reddit's second-highest close since its IPO in March. The rally began Monday when "Roaring Kitty," aka Keith Gill, the man who inspired meme stock mania in 2021, resurfaced online, sending shares of GameStop and AMC soaring. Other stocks that have been bunched in with the meme group rose, including BlackBerry , Koss and SunPower .

Persons: Reddit's, Keith Gill, Gill, Reddit Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, GameStop, AMC, BlackBerry Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ Americans with a college degree say they'd need at least a $100K salary to change jobs. But roles that pay in that range are getting harder to find.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As of the most recent March data, the average reservation wage for Americans with a college degree rose to a survey-high of $99,081, up from $97,270 in March 2023 and $81,758 in March 2020. It means that not as many Americans are landing new jobs that pay in the six-figure range. The average reservation wage for people without a degree was $68,390, up from $59,683 in March 2023 and $48,778 in March 2020. The average reservation wage among all respondents was $81,822, up from $75,811 and $61,377 in March 2020. AdvertisementAre you struggling to find a six-figure job?

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☆ Walmart is axing hundreds of corporate jobs and bringing remote employees into the office
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Walmart is cutting corporate jobs and asking remote workers to relocate to central hubs: WSJThe retail giant is reducing its site presence, further to closing multiple stores this year. The move is part of a trend called "quiet firing," a method to motivate employees to quit. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWalmart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs, asking remote employees to move to offices, and relocating workers in smaller sites, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

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☆ Stock market today: Indexes edge up as traders digest wholesale inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Major indexes were slightly higher after the data as investors assessed the impact on rate cut outlooks. April's producer price index data beat estimates, gaining 0.5% for the month against 0.3% consensus estimates. The PPI data comes a day before Wednesday's consumer price index and will give investors a broader frame of reference. If CPI data is equally hot, the stuttering stock rally could face even more negative consequences. The 10-year Treasury briefly topped 4.5% after the PPI data before slipping by about one basis point to 4.465.

Persons: Jerome Powell, —, Chris Zaccarelli, Keith Gill Organizations: Service, PPI, Independent, Federal, GameStop, AMC, Treasury, Here's

☆ Jim Cramer says Home Depot’s earnings bolster the investment case for a different retail stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jim Cramer's daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. "That was a big, big mistake that they did that. They cut the… price target of Constellation," Cramer said. The CNBC Investing Club owns shares of Constellation Brands . The Investing Club has long owned Eli Lilly , which makes GLP-1s.

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☆ GameStop, AMC attracting a fraction of retail trader interest seen during 2021's meme mania
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

GameStop and AMC are seeing big buying from mom-and-pop investors, but the purchases pale in comparison to the meme stock explosion seen three years ago. The video game seller and movie theater chain saw more than $15.8 million and $37.5 million, respectively, in net retail trader inflows on Monday, data from Vanda Research shows. But that is dwarfed by peak daily inflows of about $87.5 million for GameStop and $170 million for AMC seen in late January 2021. AMC and GameStop, along with other names associated with 2021's blitz including BlackBerry and Koss , were well off session highs in Tuesday afternoon trading. Still, GameStop and AMC on Tuesday were up more than 55% and 40%, respectively, as of 2:15 p.m.

Persons: Keith Gill Organizations: GameStop, AMC, Vanda Research

☆ Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street readies for key inflation report: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures were little changed as Wall Street braced for April's consumer price index. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 17 points, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures hovered near the flatline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.32%. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect the consumer price index to show a 0.4% monthly gain, or a 0.3% increase excluding food and energy. Tuesday's producer price index for April contributed to that narrative, showing a 0.5% gain in wholesale prices, above the 0.3% estimate from Dow Jones.

Persons: Nextracker, Dow Jones, Tom Lee Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Investors, Federal, Dow, Fundstrat Global, Cisco Systems Locations: New York City

☆ Walmart looks well positioned for consumer environment, says Telsey's Joe Feldman
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWalmart looks well positioned for consumer environment, says Telsey's Joe FeldmanJoe Feldman, Telsey Advisory Group senior managing director, on the anatomy of the consumer in the retail sector.

Persons: Telsey's Joe Feldman Joe Feldman Organizations: Walmart, Telsey, Group

☆ Here's everything to expect from Wednesday's key report on inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"I expect that inflation will move back down on a monthly basis to levels that were more like the lower readings we were having last year," he told attendees at a banking conference. So we're just going to have to see where the inflation data fall out." The index, a proxy for wholesale prices, accelerated 2.2% on an annual basis, the highest reading in a year. "This will be the most important read of the month [excluding nonfarm payrolls] as inflation continues to defy expectations," said Dan North, senior economist at Allianz Trade North America. Even if the report comes in around consensus expectations, it will be "inadequate progress for the Fed to consider a cut until September," he added.

Persons: Frederic J, Brown, Dow Jones, Jerome Powell, we're, Dan North Organizations: AFP, Getty, Federal Reserve, Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Allianz Trade North, Fed Locations: Rosemead , California, Amsterdam, Allianz Trade North America

☆ GameStop is surging for a second day — but one market guru calls the Reddit-fueled rally a 'speculation orgy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GameStop shares soared once again ahead of Tuesday's opening bell. Other meme stocks like AMC and BlackBerry have also racked up big gains this week. Market gurus like Jim Chanos and Larry McDonald aren't convinced by the Reddit-fueled rally, though. AdvertisementGameStop and other big-name "meme stocks" kept rising ahead of Tuesday's opening bell — but some of the best-known voices in the market are highly skeptical about the rally. AMC, BlackBerry, and several other meme stocks — notable for their popularity on retail investing forums such as Reddit's r/WallStreetBets — also racked up major gains in early-morning trading.

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☆ US wholesale inflation just hit its highest rate in a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Wholesale inflation picked up in April to its highest rate in a year, as price hikes continue to weigh on American businesses and hamstring the Federal Reserve’s plans to cut interest rates. While higher energy costs (up 2% in April) pushed goods prices higher, services inflation is what drove the overall PPI higher. Even when excluding the volatile components of food and energy, “core” PPI accelerated instead of slowing as economists had anticipated. The core index was up 2.4% for the 12 months ended in April — the highest annual rate since August of last year. March’s core PPI was revised down to show that prices fell 0.1% from March and rose 2.1% annually.

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☆ Walmart to reportedly lay off hundreds of corporate staff and relocate others
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs and asking most remote workers to move to offices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Walmart will still let staff work remotely part time, as long as they are in offices a majority of the time, the report said. Walmart employed approximately 2.1 million associates as of Jan. 31, 2024, according to regulatory filings. In February 2023, it shut three of its U.S. technology hubs and asked hundreds of workers to relocate to keep their jobs, pushing for more employees to report to work from office. Walmart didn't immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

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☆ AMC's meme stock windfall may help it pay down a massive debt load
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cars drive near an AMC Theater in New York City on March 29, 2023. The stock, alongside GameStop , surged this week after "Roaring Kitty," the man who inspired the massive short squeeze of 2021, posted online for the first time in nearly three years. The return of Roaring Kitty, whose legal name is Keith Gill, has led AMC shares to more than double since Friday's close. The last time these retail investors rallied around AMC and its stock surged, the movie theater chain was able to avoid bankruptcy. While the acquisitions bolstered the size AMC's theater network, they also levered the company's balance sheet, Handler said.

Persons: Roaring Kitty, Keith Gill, Adam Aron, Eric Handler, Roth, Handler Organizations: AMC, GameStop Locations: New York City

☆ Hyper-luxury golf carts that you can drive on the road
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But one Danish company is on a mission to put the art in golf cart. “When it came to the golf cart 18 years ago, they all looked the same – there weren’t any serious high-end products out there,” Lynge told CNN. You want something that’s sort of Lamborghini-shaped – very low and wide – but the golf cart is the exact opposite.”Tiger Woods rides a conventional golf cart at a tournament in 2005. Lynge took the prize ceremony event as an opportunity to pitch a dream that would be realized in 2016 – a Garia golf car inspired by Mercedes-Benz Style. “Really expensive … super exclusive, but also the coolest golf car you’ll ever see,” Lynge said.

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Wall Street is increasingly divided over whether the Fed will cut interest rates by Election Day. New inflation data out this week will go a long way toward settling that question, as polls show that President Biden is struggling to convince voters that he’s done a good job on the economy. A first-quarter uptick in inflation has forced the Fed to keep borrowing costs at a 23-year high. Economists see a slight improvement, forecasting that April’s Consumer Price Index report on Wednesday will show that inflation moderated slightly last month. (Economists will also be watching Tuesday’s Producer Price Index and retail sales data on Wednesday.)

Persons: Biden, he’s, Sarah House, ” Organizations: Fed Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ Stock market today: Dow ends 8-day win streak as market braces for inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US stocks were mixed on Monday, with the Nasdaq higher while the Dow ended its 8-day win streak. Investors are bracing for the release of two inflation data points this week: PPI and CPI. The inflation data will help inform investors when the Fed might cut interest rates. AdvertisementUS stocks were mixed on Monday, with the Nasdaq 100 higher while the Dow declined slightly, ending its 8-day win streak. The inflation data will help investors determine when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates.

Persons: —, Dow, Keith Gill, Jerome Powell Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow, PPI, CPI, Service, Dow Jones, GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Federal Reserve

☆ Jan Kniffen on the state of consumer: Spending is slowing marginally
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJan Kniffen on the state of consumer: Spending is slowing marginallyJan Kniffen, J. Rogers Kniffen WWE CEO, joins 'Sqawk on the Street' to discuss the state of the consumer, retail earnings, inflation, and more.

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☆ Jim Cramer says own Walmart before earnings and ranks his favorite airline stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jim Cramer's daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. The CNBC Investing Club owns Disney . Target , Walmart : Analysts at Evercore ISI added the retail heavyweights to their tactical outperform list in advance of their earnings reports this month. Airlines: Analysts at HSBC initiated coverage of Delta Air Lines , United Airlines , American Airlines and Southwest . The CNBC Investing Club has long owned Nvidia.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Cramer, Penn, Rene Haas Organizations: CNBC, Club, Intel, Street Journal, Apollo Global Management, Penn Entertainment, Bank of America, ESPN Bet, ESPN, CNBC Investing Club, Disney, Target, Walmart, Evercore ISI, Airlines, Analysts, HSBC, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Arm Holdings, Nikkei, Nvidia Locations: Ireland, Nikkei Asia

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