Tag: Plunge

Bank of America Sounds Warning on Options-ETF Boom as Day Traders Plunge In

(Bloomberg) — Over the last two years, Wall Street has convinced cautious equity investors to send billions of dollars into exchange-traded funds that use options to goose yields. Most Read from Bloomberg A vocal chorus of analysts has been warning against this booming trade, to no avail. Assets in the derivatives-powered ETFs have quadrupled to […]

Why the steep plunge in stocks in April means the bull market can push on

Malte Mueller/Getty Images The S&P 500’s recent sell-off is actually a sign the bull market is here to stay, according to Ken Fisher. Bear markets don’t typically start with a sharp correction, the market veteran told Fox Business Network. Investors may be too “fixated” on negative catalysts, like higher inflation, he added. The recent sell-off […]

Elon Musk’s robotaxi dreams plunge Tesla into chaos

(Bloomberg) — Elon Musk’s underlings at Tesla Inc. are accustomed to chaos. It comes with the territory of working for a chief executive who sets exacting targets and often abruptly switches directions — whose biographer describes his more intense moods as “demon mode.” Elon Musk in Los Angeles on April 13, 2024. (Photo by Jordan […]

Johnson takes plunge on Ukraine aid in face of ouster threat

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is taking the plunge on a massive package of foreign aid that’s cleaved his conference and threatened his gavel, brushing off his detractors in a go-for-broke effort to help beleaguered allies overseas. Johnson has won early Democratic support for his multipronged strategy to provide military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, […]