What’s News in Markets: Bearish Bets, Defiant Oil Prices, a Social Media Reckoning

About this episode

Imani Moise discusses the recent market shifts, the implications for Big Tech, and the effects of energy stock gains on the economy.

Why are last year’s market darlings falling out of favor? And is Big Tech having its “Big Tobacco Moment”? Plus, how energy stock gains translate to broader economic pain. Host Imani Moise discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Imani Moise

Topics covered

• market trends
• Big Tech
• energy stocks
• economic impact
• stock movements

Keywords

• market darlings
• Big Tech
• energy stocks
• stock moves
• economic pain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big Tech, Big Tobacco, WSJ

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