AMC, other ‘meme’ stocks jump; regulator signals concern
Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC.N) and other “meme stocks” jumped on Monday, extending a rally in social-media favorites into a third week as message boards hummed with talk of squeezing Wall Street short-sellers.
Singapore says will make needed changes to corporate tax once consensus on G7 plan
Singapore, a regional hub for technology firms, will change its tax system as needed once there is a global consensus, its finance minister said on Tuesday, after the world’s rich nations agreed there should be a minimum corporate tax rate of 15%.
Dollar subdued as investors look to key U.S. inflation gauge
The U.S. dollar was subdued on Tuesday as investors looked to U.S. inflation data due later in the week after softer-than-expected jobs data quelled expectations of an early tapering in the Federal Reserve’s stimulus.
Big Biogen boost on Alzheimer’s news could win back biotech investors
The approval by U.S. regulators on Monday of a Biogen Inc (BIIB.O) drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease could reinvigorate investor interest more broadly in biotech and pharmaceutical shares that have struggled in 2021.
Wall Street body proposes new rules on short positions, stock loans
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Wall Street’s self-regulatory body, has proposed changes to its short-interest reporting requirements in a bid to make information more useful.
Wall St dips as investors weigh G7 tax deal risk
The S&P 500 eased on Monday, although it remained 0.5% away from its all-time high, as a deal by the world’s richest nations on a global minimum corporate tax overshadowed bets on a full economic reopening.
MSCI’S ACWI ends at record, oil hits 2-year high
A gauge of global equity markets closed at a record high on Monday as technology shares took in stride a deal by the world’s richest nations on a corporate tax aimed at U.S. tech heavyweights, and oil prices jumped to a two-year high.
EXCLUSIVE Some on Wall Street try options trade to bet against AMC without getting burned
Some Wall Street traders are betting against another massive rally in AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC.N) and other “meme” stocks this week through a type of wager in the options market that would limit their losses should retail investors behind the run-up prove them wrong.
Asia shares hesitate, China imports underpin resources
Asian shares turned sluggish on Monday as relief over a benign U.S. jobs report was chilled by caution ahead of key inflation data, while a coronavirus outbreak in Taiwan took an increasing toll on hard-pressed chip makers.
U.S. tech giant shares barely react to G7 tax deal
Shares in U.S. technology giants barely reacted on Monday to a landmark global minimum corporate tax deal agreed between the world’s richest nations, with analysts saying it will take the backing of low-tax nations to have any meaningful impact on the companies’ bottomlines.
