Melissa Karsh

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 01: A sign hangs outside of an AMC theater on June 01, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Mudrick Capital has agreed to purchase 8.5 million share of the theater chain for $230.5 million. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

AMC is rallying again. But this time, the shorts are hanging on

By Lu Wang, Melissa Karsh, and others

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 10: NYPD cars stand guard in front Nasdaq at Times Square on March 10, 2021, in New York. The Nasdaq Composite continued falling more than half a percent during the day. Also, the move away from Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc , Facebook Inc, Tesla Inc and Microsoft Corp, falling during the day, helped small-cap stocks rise more than double the gains of the S&P 500. (Photo by John Smith/VIEWpress)

Sorry, tech bulls. The likely reason for this week’s Nasdaq rally was a flood of short activity

By Lu Wang, Melissa Karsh, and others

Stanley “Stan” Druckenmiller, the former chief strategist for George Soros, said on Wednesday that he’s sitting out this recent stock market rally. Wire photography: Michael Nagle—Bloomberg via Getty Images

Wall Street heavyweight to investors: the hopes of a V-shaped recovery is “a fantasy”

By Katherine Burton, Melissa Karsh, and others