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"Largest Short Selling In History" Transforming Into Brutal Short Squeeze

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"This week’s notional short selling in US Single Stocks was the largest on our record" - Goldman Prime Brokerage


"Slumdog Billionaires": Why Hartnett Is Going Long Main Street, Short Wall Street Into The Midterms

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"Trump aggressive intervention to reduce price of energy, healthcare, credit, housing, electricity via Big Oil, Big Pharma, Big Banks, Big Tech means small & mid-cap best play for "boom" on Main St in run-up to US midterms" - Michael Hartnett, BofA


Gambling Stocks Slide Ahead Of Super Bowl As Prediction Markets Shine

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"A big piece of why we think Super Bowl handle will be down is that prediction markets are taking a bite out of that,"


Molotov Cocktails, Volatility, Stability, And Faux Liquidity

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The mix of Molotov Cocktails and Faux Liquidity make for a challenging environment...


Sell (Or Buy) America? Goldman Traders Lay Out The Best Trades Across FX, Rates, & Commodities

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Every market development these days is judged with respect to the “Sell America” narrative, the latest one being the appointment of the next Fed chairman...


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"Critical Game-Changer": Market Implications As Takaichi Set For Super-Majority Win In Japanese Elections

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As of this writing, Takaichi's LDP is projected to reach around 300 seats or even higher, the highest percentage of seats in its history...


San Fran's Tenderloin District Stores Double As "Secret Casinos" And "Sleazy Drug Dens"

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“These convenience stores were magnets for drug activity, and, in some cases, the stores were selling illegal drugs themselves...”


Why This Crash Is Bitcoin's Biggest Test Yet

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Bitcoin usually fakes its own death - but it truly could be different this time...


Global Reflections: Top Goldman Trader Asks The 'Two Trillion Dollar Question'

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The var shock has indeed left a mark...


Tech's "Monolithic Freight Train" Wrecked; Goldman Hedge Fund Honcho Reacts To 'Another Feral Week'

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Bigger picture, the question is whether this cohort can convince investors that it’s not as fundamentally challenged as the recent de-rating would suggest it is...


HIMS Halts Copycat GLP-1 Pill After FDA Warns Of "Swift Action"

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"As a result, we have decided to stop offering access to this treatment. We remain committed..." 


The Reflation Narrative

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Reflation is a credible but fragile narrative...


"Is It Over?": Big Bounce Ends Bad Week With Dow Topping 50K Ahead Of Super Bowl

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Dow record high, gold green on the week, tech wrecked but S&P unch, crypto dump-and-pump...


HSBC Encouraging Departures By Offering "Little To Zero" Bonuses For Underperformers

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The bank’s 2024 bonus pool remained flat at $3.8 billion, defying an industry trend toward higher payouts. Some staff, particularly in corporate and institutional banking, were warned to expect lower awards.


Soaring Trucker Rejection Rates Suggest "Epic Year" For Drivers

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"The tide is turning." 


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REAR VIEW: US-Iran agreed to continue talks; UoM Sentiment tops expectations; Canada unemployment rate drops; Fed's Jefferson says policy is well positioned; Fed's Daly sees 1 or 2 rate cuts this year; China reportedly approves some rare earth exports to Japan; AMZN hikes FY26 capex outlook, reigniting overspending concerns; Trump admin is reportedly exploring opening an antitrust probe into homebuilders.

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"Adult Swim Only" Goldman Trading Desk Warns As Investors Approach "Max Fear"

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"This week’s tape can only be categorized as adult swim... and then some..."


The AI-SaaS Debate: Goldman Highlights Signals To Watch That Could Lead To Stabilization

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...expect it will take 2-3 quarters of stable fundamentals for investor sentiment to improve.


HGP Partners With Shaw To Deploy Navy's Nuclear Reactors On Land

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HGP Intelligent Energy is partnering with the Shaw Group to deploy U.S. Navy submarine and aircraft carrier nuclear reactors at the DOE's Paducah, Kentucky facility.


What's Priced In? Goldman Says Tech Wreck Leaves Software 'Cheapest Since 2010'

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...one could argue that much of the risk is already reflected.