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(Bloomberg) — Michael Burry, the investor made famous by “The Big Short” movie, has taken aim at one of Wall Street’s hottest stars. Burry’s Scion Asset Management owned bearish put contracts against 235,500 shares of the ARK Innovation ETF (ticker ARKK) at the end of the second quarter, according to a regulatory filing Monday. The new position was valued at almost $31 million, the filing says. The flagship exchange-traded fund of Cathie Wood and her firm Ark Investment Management… Source link

U.S. employers added back fewer jobs than expected in July, with the tepid return of workers capping overall economic growth as the economy struggles to fully emerge from the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Private payrolls increased by 330,000 in July, ADP said in its closely watched monthly report on Wednesday. Consensus economists were looking for a rise of 690,000, according to Bloomberg data. In June, the economy added back 680,000 private payrolls, with this figure revised down from… Source link

Tech juggernaut Amazon (AMZN) reported its Q2 2021 earnings after the closing bell on Thursday, missing expectations on revenue and falling short on Q3 guidance. Here’s are the most important numbers from Amazon’s report compared to analysts’ expectations as compiled by Bloomberg. Revenue: $113.08 billion versus $115.06 billion expected EPS: $15.12 versus $12.22 expected AWS revenue: $14.81 billion versus $14.18 billion expected Amazon’s stock was off as much as 5% following the earnings… Source link

Bitcoin market analysts are speculating over what fueled the cryptocurrency’s price jump on Monday, and some of the experts say a short squeeze of heavily leveraged traders may have added to upward pressure on prices. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have risen dramatically over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, was trading at $39,189 at press time, for a 15% price gain.  Short liquidations – bearish trades where the principal was wiped out due to margin… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin soared on Monday to approach $40,000, a rally some attributed to traders exiting bets on declines as well as ongoing speculation over Amazon.com Inc.’s potential involvement in the cryptocurrency sector. The largest crypto rose as much as 15% to $39,681 before paring some of the climb to trade at about $38,600 as of 7 a.m. in London. Other virtual coins also rallied, including second-ranked Ether. “The extent of the jump was probably driven by over-leveraged… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Intel Corp., the world’s biggest semiconductor maker, gave a lackluster third-quarter sales forecast, indicating its data-center chip business continues to suffer market-share losses in the face of stiffer competition. Sales in the current period will be about $18.2 billion, Intel said in a statement Thursday. That compares with average analyst projections of $18.3 billion. Adjusted gross margin, a measure of profitability, will be about 55%, the company said, and per-share… Source link

In this article, we discuss the 10 biggest hedge fund casualties of Reddit WallStreetBets’ short squeezes. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of these hedge funds, go directly to the 5 Biggest Hedge Fund Casualties of Reddit WallStreetBets’ Short Squeezes. Hedge funds have suffered billions in losses this year in a fierce stock market showdown with retail investors on internet platforms like Reddit and Twitter over the past six months. These battles have usually centered around stocks… Source link

WASHINGTON—A House committee approved far-reaching legislation to curb the market dominance of tech giants, including Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc., but much of the effort faced intensive lobbying by affected firms that slowed the committee’s work and foreshadowed a pitched battle in the Senate. In a package of six bills, the most significant measure to pass by late Wednesday requires that the largest internet platforms make it easier for users to transport their data to… Source link

Hindenburg Research, an investment research firm with a focus in activist short-selling which also publishes reports on alleged fraud by other companies, has chosen DraftKings (DKNG) as its next target. Shares were down around 7% after Hindenburg announced that it would be taking a short position on the American sports betting operator. “This report is written by someone who is short on DraftKings stock with an incentive to drive down the share price,” a statement Yahoo Finance received… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Jefferies told clients Wednesday its prime brokerage arm will no longer allow the execution of short sells in GameStop Corp., AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and MicroVision Inc., according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News. “Until further notice, Jefferies Prime Brokerage will no longer offer custody on naked options in GME, AMC and MVIS,” the memo noted. The firm will no longer allow the execution of short sells of those securities, the memo continued, noting that other… Source link