DeepSeek sell-off shows the risks of a concentrated US stock market

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The stock market ‘is telling us that cheap, open-source AI is a good thing’ after DeepSeek rout

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Tech billionaires lost almost $100bn in stock market selloff sparked by DeepSeek

Nvidia saw $600bn of its market value disappear, while its CEO, Jensen Huang, saw his net worth drop by nearly $21bn. DeepSeek ’s cut-price challenge to US AI dominance, which wiped $600bn in ...
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Be careful with DeepSeek, Australia says - so is it safe to use?

Ed Husic is the first member of a Western government to raise privacy concerns about the Chinese chatbot.
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What DeepSeek’s AI really means for the market

An adjustment, not a shock
Financial Times - 23h
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Crypto is in a cooling period after running to a new record last week and was pulled lower by the DeepSeek-driven sell-off in tech stocks.
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What is DeepSeek and why did US tech stocks fall?

Why doubts have been raised about sustainability of US artificial intelligence boom. Global tech shares fall as China AI chatbot DeepSeek spooks investors DeepSeek hit with ‘large-scale’ ...
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Wall Street is panicking as China seems to have created a real competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT for cheap.
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Tech stocks drop amid rise of China's DeepSeek AI model

Shares in major technology companies leading the artificial intelligence (AI) race took a tumble Monday morning amid investor concern about a new Chinese AI model with growing popularity. Nvidia, ...
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DeepSeek story is bad news for Nvidia and the microchip makers. It may be worse for these stocks.

Nuclear plays have surged over the last month and last year on AI hopes that may not come to fruition/
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How to lower your investment risk when stocks are so expensive

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Animal spirits in markets risk running too far

Giddy investors have pushed up stocks in one of the stronger opening months to any year in the past decade
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ETFs increase efficiency of markets, new study shows

Academic findings on macro-market behaviour contradict widely accepted previous research
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BlackRock's Fink sees potential risks and says the bond market will tell us where we are going

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Trump's efforts to unleash capital in the private sector could reaccelerate inflation and hurt the stock market.
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Stargate Is Fueling a Record Stock Market

Trump’s AI initiative includes billions from OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank.
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The stock market’s ‘Trump bump’ will be back. Just be patient.

The stock market’s rough 2025 start should smooth out after the presidential inauguration.
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Trump is unpopular with many Americans. The stock market approves.

Trump’s current approval rating — 47.2% — is in the sweet spot for above-average stock market gains.
MarketWatch - Jan. 18
Reader callout: what’s wrong with the London stock market?

Debate rages as key UK companies list elsewhere
Financial Times - Jan. 17
When market concentration bites. Europe’s GRANOLAs offer a lesson for U.S. investors, says Goldman.

Europe’s cream of the crop stocks have fallen on some tough times, and for U.S. investors, the lesson is clear, says Goldman Sachs.
MarketWatch - Jan. 17
A stock market sell signal’s been turned off. The market’s more sober.

Fund-manager cash levels are rising, one of a number of indicators showing that last year’s frothy market conditions have subsided and that sentiment has become more sober, Bank of America ...
MarketWatch - Jan. 17
Do you live in a fire-risk area? These maps show high-risk zones.

Los Angeles and other areas of California are at high risk of wildfires, but they're not alone. So are parts of Texas, Florida and more, maps show.
CBS News - Jan. 16
Trump risks turning the US into a rogue state

Territorial expansionism and threats to neighbours and allies should set off alarm bells across the world
Financial Times - Jan. 13
The US labour market is not cooling

And replies on stablecoins
Financial Times - Jan. 13
US activist Weinstein wants to be ‘white knight’ of UK stock market

Saba Capital founder says aim of his firm’s campaign against seven investment trusts is a new strategy to help small investors
Financial Times - Jan. 12
Can January really tell the stock market’s future? Let us count the ways.

Looking for bullish signs from the “first five days of January indicator” and the “January barometer.”
MarketWatch - Jan. 11
Stock market’s ‘Trump bump’ nearly erased thanks to bond selloff. What’s next.

The S&P 500 is threatening to erase the “Trump bump” investors attributed to Donald Trump’s victory.
MarketWatch - Jan. 11
The market hasn’t been this concentrated in at least 60 years. But is it a problem?

The current top five companies in the S&P 500 account for a greater chunk of the index than at any time over the last 60 years.
MarketWatch - Jan. 9
USTR warns of risks from online pharmacies in its 'notorious markets' report

An annual U.S. government report on “notorious markets” known for counterfeiting and other violations of intellectual property says that nearly all 35,000 online pharmacies around the world are ...
ABC News - Jan. 9
The market’s wobbling. Here are BlackRock’s shields for the biggest risks.

Here are the hedges the $11 trillion asset manager recommends for the concerns weighing on investor minds.
MarketWatch - Jan. 8
Dozens of lawmakers beat stock market in 2024: Report

The stock portfolios of more than two dozen lawmakers once again outperformed the market as bans on congressional stock trading stalled, according to a new report from the trading trackers at ...
The Hill - Jan. 7
Tesla faces more risk than its stock reflects, prompting a downgrade

Tesla Inc.’s stock slipped 3.4% Tuesday, after Bank of America downgraded the stock to neutral from buy, arguing that it already reflects the long-term potential of such items as robotaxi and ...
MarketWatch - Jan. 7
Is the US stock market in bubble territory?

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The US stock market has never been more concentrated. Does it matter?

World’s biggest game of Jenga
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Do stock holdings reflect individual risk preferences or the growing use of target-date funds?

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MarketWatch - Jan. 4
South Korean investors pile into US equities as domestic stock market languishes

Retail investors expect Trump rally to continue and Tesla is a favourite with Musk praising country’s ‘smart people’
Financial Times - Jan. 2

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