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But areas of the market dominated by small stocks and frequented by the country's retail investors have done surprisingly well. Scores of retail investors are dabbling in micro-cap stocks - stocks whose market capitalisation is tiny - operating under the radar of big funds and investors and their massive market-moving flows. Strategies such as Cui's stand out this year in a stock market depressed by China's wobbly economy, heightened geopolitical risks and surging overseas interest rates. Some brokerages are starting to recommend micro stocks to clients. GF Securities said in an October strategy report that buying micro stocks is part of a new investment paradigm in a stock market suffering from anaemic growth, and global decoupling risks.

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☆ Rampage by antisemitic mob puts pressure on Moscow to confront rising ethnic tensions in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

People shouting antisemitic slogans at an airfield of the airport in Makhachkala, Russia, on Oct. 30, 2023. APMoscow is coming under increasing pressure to protect the country's Jewish community after the latest episode of antisemitism highlighted growing interethnic tensions in Russia. Russia's Jewish populationThe incident in Dagestan highlights wider demographic tensions in Russia, whose population of 144 million is diverse and disparate in terms of ethnicity, religion, culture and language. The latest episode of antisemitic aggression in Dagestan is likely to be very concerning for Jews living in the region, and wider Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to greet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting on Jan. 23, 2020, in Jerusalem.

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☆ Coach Prime and Colorado Mania Returns to Earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

It was the best of times, it was…the best of times. Deion Sanders and the ascendant Colorado Buffaloes were the talk of football—not just college football, but football, period. Were we watching a new dawn of quick-fix college football? Producers and editors buttonholed their staff: What are we doing today about the Coach Prime phenomenon? Jealous NFL chatterboxes asked: Which NFL teams should hire Sanders to win a Super Bowl?

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☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Rises 500 Points, Nasdaq Climbs 150 -- Live Updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Stocks finished Monday higher, with the indexes trying to end a difficult month on a positive note. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both fell into corrections last week, meaning a drop of 10% from a recent peak. The S&P 500, the Dow and the Nasdaq Composite were all up more than 1%. The blue-chip Dow, up more than 500 points, logged its first 1% gain since August. Treasury yields rose.

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☆ Taylor Swift has made Kansas City her new stomping ground — and local shops say business is booming
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Kansas City has been gripped by Taylor Swift mania amidst her relationship with Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift. They're not alone: Swiftmania has seized Kansas City, and the next great American dynasty — of a blockbuster football team and pop music superstar — is invigorating the Midwestern city. Indeed, Lonely Planet included Kansas City on its list of top destinations to visit in 2024 released on Thursday. While Swift is not single-handedly responsible for the Kansas City renaissance, her presence is currently being felt in the wallets and streets of Kansas City.

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☆ Bitcoin is on the rise again. Here’s why Warren Buffett remains a crypto hater
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cryptocurrencies are on the rise again, helped by optimism surrounding the possible introduction of a spot bitcoin ETF. But no matter how strong this rally gets, it won't convince one of the industry's biggest critics — Warren Buffett. Bitcoin surged 10% over the past week, at one point briefly topping $30,000, as hopes grew that a spot bitcoin ETF will soon be approved. But whether a bitcoin ETF soon becomes reality or not, it won't alter the Oracle of Omaha's thesis on cryptocurrencies, which is that they are highly speculative, non-productive assets. Buffett, who once famously called bitcoin "probably rat poison squared," has compared the bitcoin phenomenon to the tulip bulb mania in the Netherlands in the early 1600s .

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☆ Five Investors on Investing in the 5% World
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Eric Wallerstein | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Why invest in U.S. stocks when the safest investment in the world—U. S. government debt—pays the most it has since 2007? That is the new question facing investors now that the yield on the 10-year Treasury note is approaching 5%. Rock-bottom interest rates and record money-printing from the Federal Reserve shifted the picture of what successful investing looked like since the 2008 financial crisis. Roughly 15 years of nearly free cash spurred a tech boom, exponential gains by venture capitalists, and an investing mania tied to digital tokens and stocks on the brink of bankruptcy.

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☆ There are 2 signs that stock market euphoria is mirroring past bubbles and could end badly for investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The stock market is going through a "euphoria" episode that will end badly, according to Smead Capital. Other commentators have warned of market downside as interest rates stay higher for longer. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe stock market is going through a "euphoria" that could end badly for equity investors, according to investment advisor Smead Capital. "In our conversations with investors, we are pointing out the 'totality' of this financial euphoria episode. Other Wall Street commentators have warned of more downside ahead for equities as interest rates stay higher-f0r-longer.

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☆ Analysis: From Birkenstock to Instacart: IPOs are in a rut
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Shares closed nearly 30% higher on Rivian’s first day of trading. Investors’ money wasn’t tied to making loan payments as much, so they could invest more in the stock market. All in all, the US IPO market fell 94.8% to $8 billion in 2022, a 32-year low. Fast forward to 2023Even though the Fed continued to raise interest rates, the stock market started to get out of its slump, and suddenly the IPO market came out of hibernation. Sometimes companies even purposefully set their IPO prices low so investors get super excited and rush to buy shares, boosting the prices up.

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☆ I entered a bidding war to land an apartment. It was way more brutal than I expected.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Yet one of the enduring legacies of the COVID-era housing market may be the proliferation of bidding wars for rentals. Bidding wars have periodically reared their ugly heads during overheated stretches in New York City's housing market. And while things have cooled down since the mania of 2022, in places where available rental inventory remains low, the bidding wars just won't die. Still, it's hard not to worry that we've opened Pandora's box when it comes to bidding wars. Bidding wars may feel distasteful, embarrassing, and unfairly favor those with the means to drive up already exorbitant asking rents.

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☆ How TikTok's obsession with pickle-jar sweatshirts has been 'absolutely life-changing' for one seller
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One merchant, Jessica Slone, has sold over 43,000 sweatshirts through TikTok Shop. AdvertisementAdvertisementOne seller, Jessica Slone, founder of Bad Addiction Boutique, has sold over 43,000 pickle-jar sweatshirts at $44 a pop through TikTok Shop. The company released a Halloween version of the pickle-jar sweatshirt ahead of the holiday. "TikTok Shop is kind of this roller coaster, and right now it's on this amazing uphill journey," she said. Read more about how TikTok Shop virality is impacting sellers

Persons: TikTok, Jessica Slone, Slone, —, Anker, Slone isn't, It's, Wickles Pickles, Dill Organizations: TikTok, Service, Facebook, Shop, Slone Locations: McClure's, Mt . Olive

☆ Analysis: Canada's Trudeau, far behind in polls, remains the Liberals' best chance
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Steve Scherer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the close of the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada August 25, 2023. Right now, most opinion polls show Trudeau significantly trailing his newest rival, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. But none are perceived to be as scrappy and determined at retail politics as Trudeau is, Liberal insiders and pollsters say. No Canadian prime minister since Wilfrid Laurier in 1908 has won four consecutive elections. In 2015, Ekos had the Liberals down 22 percentage points in the spring and Trudeau won a majority in the fall.

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☆ Bidding wars over apartments are more ferocious than ever — and they're here to stay
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The pickle-wardrobe mania is emblematic of what sets TikTok Shop apart from e-commerce competitors like Shopify and Amazon. Just like TikTok's non-shopping content, TikTok Shop is built around viral videos, be it a surge in viewer interest in pickle-jar sweatshirts or a mad rush to buy freeze-dried Skittles . For UK sellers, chasing virality still seems to be the defining characteristic of the TikTok Shop experience. Jessica Slone runs TikTok shop Bad Addiction Boutique, which has sold tens of thousands of pickle-jar sweatshirts. "TikTok Shop is kind of this roller coaster, and right now it's on this amazing uphill journey.

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☆ SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Jeffrey Goldfarb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

It’s more or less how another 216 companies backed into public markets in 2021, according to SPAC Research. They’re on track to miss the mark by more than 40%, delivering only about $55 billion, according to recent forecasts compiled by LSEG. The electric-vehicle industry, for one, was a serial SPAC user whose exuberance sputtered badly. Dressing them up as acquisitions of private firms by listed shell companies enables the participants to play by looser rules. SPAC investors buy shares in the empty vessel before its sponsor and takeover target agree on a valuation.

Persons: Vishal Garg, Better’s, Breakingviews, SPACs, ”, Joel Rubinstein, Donald Trump’s, Spruce, Woodruff Sawyer, Gary Gensler, Ellis, Gensler, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: Reuters, & Finance, Research, LSEG, Polestar Automotive, White, The Securities, Exchange Commission, XL Fleet, SEC, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Case, Kirkland, U.S . Securities, Financial Services, Thomson

☆ A quant fund boss talked his mom into selling Nvidia at 60% of its current price. She won't let him forget it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Quant fund chief Jason Hsu thought Nvidia's rally couldn't last any longer – so talked his mom into selling at $250 a share. "I'm going to be putting a hex curse on that stock," Hsu joked. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementThe head of a quant trading fund told his mom to sell her Nvidia shares when they were trading at just 60% of their current price – and hasn't heard the end of it since. "I told my mom, 'Sell Nvidia, you made such a good gain.'

Persons: Jason Hsu, Nvidia's, Hsu, —, hasn't, he'd, Rayliant Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Rayliant Global Advisors, Research

☆ Meme stock mania: How dumb money changed the game
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | 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 EmailMeme stock mania: How dumb money changed the gameBen Mezrich, ‘The Anti-Social Network’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the meme stock mania, the GameStop phenomenon, how dumb money changed the game, and more.

Persons: Ben Mezrich Organizations: Social Network, GameStop

☆ The basics of options: What they are, what they do and how investors use them
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Call option Rather than buying 100 shares of Apple at $180 each for a total of $18,000, you use an options contract. A single options contract always represents 100 shares. So with a call option, you get upside exposure with defined downside risk that is limited to the option premium. So, your $200 "investment" (the premium to buy the options contract) nets you a $200 profit. You are covered for all losses beyond the strike price with the break-even being the strike price, less the option contract premium.

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☆ Taylor Swift Mania Upstages NFL Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham calls Elon Musk a 'wonderful propagandist' and warns home prices will fall 30%. Here are the best 10 quotes from a new interview.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham warned that home prices are doomed to fall amid high mortgage rates. What the stock market loves"It loves low inflation. The crucial ingredient to a stock market bubble"The surge that took place in late 2020 finally had the characteristics that have been missing for 10 years. [NFTs], meme-stocks, QuantumScape is the biggest scale of any bubble in [stock market] history." That's the biggest bubble I think in history, including the South Sea bubble."

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☆ Coach Prime Conquered College Football. Now Comes the Hard Part.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Is the fever about to break on Colorado and Coach Prime Mania? It nearly did Saturday night in Boulder, in a sloppy double overtime contest against 24-point underdog Colorado State—“We started out playing like hot garbage,” Coach Prime acknowledged—but the Buffs rallied to stay undefeated at 3-0. The Most Unexpected and Delightful Party in Sports pushes on for at least another week.

Persons: — Organizations: Colorado State, Buffs, Sports Locations: Colorado, Boulder

☆ This individual investor favorite has endured even as other meme stocks fell from favor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Retail traders have made the leap from so-called meme stocks , including GameStop and AMC , over the past few years. All the while, Tesla inflows from retail traders have mostly climbed in the past half decade, according to data analyzed by Vanda Research. "It's a growth stock, but it's really a hopes-and-dreams stock," said Irwin, who covers Tesla and other clean technology stocks. Tesla's climb also comes amid a broader buy in from retail investors in their favorites. "This is probably a golden era for Tesla," Irwin said.

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☆ The meme stock mania is now a movie. Here's what has happened to GameStop and AMC
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There's Anthony Ramos' Marcus, a GameStop cashier, being lectured by his parents that this stock trading thing isn't real. Reddit versus Wall StreetMany social media traders discussed the meme stock moment in David vs Goliath terms — the retail traders versus the hedge funds. Several brokerages limited trading in meme stocks at the height of the meme stock mania. In the second quarter of 2019, before the meme stock mania began, the company generated about $1.3 billion in net sales. The AMC stock sales have diluted the holdings of individual shareholders, and the market cap of AMC is still down more than 50% from its peak.

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Epic Healing Eugene — Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin service center — opened in June, marking the state’s unprecedented step in offering the mind-bending drug to the public. The clients can't buy mushrooms to go, and they must stay at the service center until the drug wears off. Oregon Psilocybin Services spent two years establishing regulations and began accepting license applications in January. She expects Oregon’s psilocybin program, currently receiving millions in taxpayer dollars, to be fully supported by licensing fees by mid-2025. Little, brown psychedelic mushrooms can be found growing in fields or in the woods, but they can closely resemble poisonous varieties.

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☆ Juliet Chung — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Juliet Chung | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Juliet ChungJuliet Chung is a reporter covering hedge funds for The Wall Street Journal in New York. She has reported on private investments boosting hedge funds' returns, managers’ conflicts of interest and big trades. She also has broken news of regulatory probes on Wall Street. Juliet previously was a features reporter for the Journal, which she joined in 2007 after reporting stints at Newsday and the Los Angeles Times. She graduated from Harvard College with a degree in sociology and earned a masters in sociology from Oxford University.

Persons: Juliet Chung Juliet Chung, Juliet, Gerald Loeb Organizations: Wall Street, Newsday, Los Angeles Times, Harvard College, Oxford University Locations: New York

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