Articles for category: Market News

Russ Cohen

Grantham’s 70% Crash Call Has a Problem

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Is a 70% crash coming?… Grantham’s track record problem… what a 1992 magazine cover got right… the FOMO that isn’t there… the earnings pushback against bears Last week, Jeremy Grantham, British investor, billionaire, and GMO co-founder, went full bear: This is the most expensive ...

Russ Cohen

Amazon Could Be About to Reap the Rewards of a Software Spending Boom

There’s a growing argument that the market has been pricing on fear rather than fundamentals in recent weeks. The CapEx concerns, the FTC noise, and the Blue Origin setback have all combined to leave the stock looking unusually unloved. But beneath the headlines, the underlying demand picture for one of Amazon’s biggest growth engines is ...

Russ Cohen

Nikkei 225 Supported by Weaker Yen as Technical Test Looms

A weaker yen and improving corporate sentiment are supporting Japan’s equity market, but the chart suggests bulls still have one important hurdle to clear. Bulls stumble at trendline resistance Business confidence climbs to multi-year highs Weaker yen reinforces constructive backdrop A battle between bulls and bears is underway after a failed breakout attempt at trendline ...

Russ Cohen

S&P 500 and Nasdaq Posts Gains to Maintain Consolidation

Both the and posted small gains after Monday to keep the consolidation intact and return both indices above their respective 50-day MAs. Buying volume was down for both indices. technicals remain net bearish, although momentum for the S&P 500 is bouncing off the midline – an area of support in a cyclical bull market. The ...

Russ Cohen

Rocket Lab Defies Gravity With $8B Buyout

Capital markets rarely offer a clear view of a structural economic shift in real time. When SpaceX crossed the $2.5 trillion market capitalization threshold following its recent public debut, investors witnessed a permanent shift in baseline valuation metrics for space names. Pure-play launch providers are suddenly viewed as incomplete businesses. The real premium lies in ...

Russ Cohen

Has Stock Market Exuberance Become Irrational?

The second quarter is winding down, and what a quarter it has been with the up 12.6% quarter to date, while the and are both up over 20%. Despite some twists and turns, the path of least resistance for stocks broadly remained up and to the right for much of the last three months. The ...