Big Short guru: Nasdaq about to resemble a ‘bloody car crash’ Markets The investment guru depicted in the Big Short has warned that New York’s Nasdaq resembled “the scene of a bloody car crash, minutes before it happens”, accusing Wall St of overinflating the bumper Big Tech earnings that have carried US indexes to a string of all-time highs. Michael Burry, whose decision to bet against the [...]
Tech stocks plunge after Big Short investor bets against AI Tech American tech stocks fell sharply on Tuesday after a hedge fund manager famed for predicting the Global Financial Crisis revealed he had taken out a billion-dollar bet against some of the world’s largest artificial intelligence companies. Michael Burry, the star stock picker whose decision to short the property market was depicted in the blockbuster ‘Big [...]
15 years on from The Big Short, securitisation is back The Big Short hit bookshelves 15 years ago, but the era of securitisation it depicts is far from over — in fact, it’s booming, says Tim Focas Fifteen years ago this month, Michael Lewis’s The Big Short hit bookshelves, exposing how Wall Street’s reckless financial engineering fuelled the 2008 financial crisis. It was a cautionary tale to [...]
Warren Buffett and The Big Short’s Michael Burry: Why are they selling Apple and buying gold? May 16, 2024 The latest portfolio moves of Warren Buffett and Michael Burry have been revealed.