Soros Fund Management was founded by George Soros. Soros had short the Thai baht and Hong Kong dollar, triggered the Asian Financial Crisis.
Reuters Reports Harris Campaign Secures Enough Delegates To Clinch Democratic Presidential Nomination, Citing Campaign Sources
Reuters Reports Harris Campaign Secures Enough Delegates To Clinch Democratic Presidential Nomination, Citing Campaign
Amazon Buys Historic Bray Film Studios Known For 'Dracula' And 'The Curse Of Frankenstein'
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has acquired Bray Film Studios, the former production site for the iconic Hammer horror film series, to expand its UK-based television and film production.What Happened:
Options Market Statistics: Big Tech Stocks Surge on Monday, Boosting S&P 500 and Nasdaq Gains
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AU Morning Wrap: Australian Stock Market Gains Momentum with Tech Rally
Australian stock market gains momentum with tech rally. Stocks to watch: Woodside Energy, Transurban, Brainchip.
S&P rose more than 1%, small cap index rose 1.7%, Tesla and Nvidia rose about 5% each, while commodity fell again.
U.S. stocks rose with the S&P up over 1%, the largest increase in seven weeks, and the NASDAQ up 1.6%. Funds have returned to small cap stocks, with the small cap index rising 1.7%. Investors bought U.S. tech stocks on the dip, and only Apple and Amazon among the seven tech giants declined, with Tesla and Nvidia both up about 5%. Cybersecurity leader CrowdStrike, which triggered a global IT failure, fell more than 13%, nearly erasing this year's gains. Some Trump trades cooled down, with electric cars and photovoltaic stocks rising and petroleum stocks falling. There was a new variable in the U.S. presidential election over the weekend, and safe-haven demand initially pulled down U.S. bond yields and the dollar while boosting gold, but panic subsided and the VIX volatility index fell 10% from its highest level in nearly three months. The China concept stock index surged 2.8%, while offshore Renminbi fell more than 110 points to a two-week low. Oil prices initially fell more than 1%, and metal fell sharply.
UBS Wealth Management Chief Investment Officer: don't chase after the rise of small cap US stocks as the upward trend is not sustainable.
Lisa Shalett believes that the profit issues of small cap stocks are unlikely to be solved by a 75 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The prospect of the Republican Party winning the November election in the United States may stimulate the small cap stock market, but this is expected to be short-lived. Fund rotation is sustainable, and large cap stocks and high-quality cyclical stocks are preferred.