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Burry bets against AI chips as investors reassess the semiconductor boom

Michael Burry is leaning further into his bearish view of the AI trade, increasing his exposure to QQQ options and adding to his short position in Micron Technology. He has also maintained bearish exposure to names including Nvidia, Palantir and Tesla. The timing is notable. Semiconductor stocks have just staged a powerful rebound after one of their sharpest selloffs in years.

US President Donald Trump announces new tariffs on imported drones

US President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on imported drones in an effort to curb reliance on foreign supply chains.

Apple opens new manufacturing plant in the US; Financials deliver robust growth

Apple has opened a new facility on US territory. Despite delivering robust financial results that beat market expectations on its quarterly report, Apple's stock has dropped around 9% due to intense investor scrutiny.

SpaceX stock jumps 35% after 911.5 million share lockup - but the bigger supply test is still ahead

SpaceX has passed the first major test of its post-IPO life far better than Wall Street expected. Instead of collapsing after 911.5 million insider shares became eligible for sale, the stock surged 35% in five sessions and added roughly $500 billion in market value.

Why semiconductor stocks are becoming the real test of the AI bubble

The debate over whether artificial intelligence has become a bubble is increasingly being fought through semiconductor stocks rather than software companies. Investors are no longer asking only whether AI will change the economy. They are asking whether the companies building the infrastructure behind that transformation can generate enough earnings to justify the extraordinary valuations created during the rally.

Could Trump capital gains tax cut reignite the AI stock rally?

Donald Trump’s floated proposal to cut capital gains taxes and expand home-sale tax exemptions is being discussed primarily as a political strategy ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections. Markets, however, are starting to view it through a very different lens. For investors focused on technology, the proposal lands directly in the middle of the biggest debate on Wall Street: whether the AI boom still has enough liquidity and earnings support to keep expanding.

Nvidia’s $500 billion Wall Street backing eases credit fears, but the AI debt risk is not gone

Nvidia has eased a growing source of anxiety in credit markets by bringing BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Apollo, Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR into a financing network that could provide more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure.

Amazon shares: A fundamental and technical overview

Amazon delivered strong Q2 2026 earnings, beating expectations with $200.6 billion revenue and $5.75 EPS. While fundamentals and long-term technicals remain bullish, overbought momentum indicators signal potential short-term price consolidation.

Are we already in an AI bubble? why the boom could still have further to run

Artificial intelligence increasingly looks like a textbook financial bubble: asset prices have surged, capital spending is accelerating at historic speed and investors are assigning extraordinary valuations to companies across the AI ecosystem. Yet this cycle is being supported by something many previous bubbles lacked - powerful earnings growth.

Berkshire’s cash pile shrinks, but higher rates could still boost earnings

Berkshire ended the June quarter with $365.5 billion in cash and Treasury bills, down from a record $397.4 billion in the previous quarter. The roughly 8% decline was modest relative to the company’s size, but it marked the first sequential drop in Berkshire’s cash position in four years, making it an important change in a trend that had become increasingly one-sided.