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Michael Burry says the market today feels like 'the last months of the 1999-2000 bubble' | Flipboard

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“Michael Burry says the market today feels like 'the last months of the 1999-2000 bubble'”
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The claim is found in a Flipboard cross-reference, but the provided web search and Wikipedia results for 'Michael' refer to a movie or general biography and do not corroborate this specific market statement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christian Bale is an English actor who has starred in various films. Bale's role in Empire of the Sun, as a young boy interned in China by the Japanese, received praise from most film critics. Two yea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Bale_filmography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael James Burry (; born June 19, 1971) is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and licensed physician. He founded the hedge fund Scion Capital, which later went by the name Scion Asset Manage…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Burry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scion Asset Management, LLC is an American hedge fund headquartered in California, founded by Michael Burry. It is best known for profiting from the subprime mortgage crisis, as well as paving the way…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scion_Asset_Management
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“The PHLX Semiconductor Index just reached its highest level since March 2000”
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The specific claim about the index reaching its highest level since March 2000 is only present in the Flipboard cross-reference. Other sources provide general index information but not the specific historical peak confirmation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nasdaq-100 (NDX) is a stock market index made up of equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It is a modified capitalization-weighted…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq-100
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikkei 225, or the Nikkei Stock Average (Japanese: 日経平均株価, Hepburn: Nikkei heikin kabuka), more commonly called the Nikkei or the Nikkei index (), is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Excha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In finance, a stock market index or stock index is an index that measures the performance of a stock market, or of a subset of a stock market. It helps investors compare current stock price levels wit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market_index
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“Michael Burry is shorting Palantir's stock, CEO, and 'entire premise'”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm Michael Burry has taken short positions (put options) on Palantir.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame said he sold GameStop because he dislikes its plan to buy eBay, and has opened an "outright short" on Palantir.
https://www.businessinsider.com/big-short-michael-burry-sell…
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management filed regulatory documents on Monday showing the hedge fund purchased put options on Nvidia and Palantir Technologies during the third quarter of 2025. The moves…
https://blockonomi.com/michael-burry-takes-another-huge-shor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Burry, of "Big Short" fame, discloses options bets against Nvidia and Palantir "The Big Short" investor Michael Burry, famous for predicting the 2008 housing crash — and a number of crashes si…
https://sherwood.news/markets/michael-burry-big-short-disclo…
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“Jefferies' $70 target implies 46% downside”
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The provided evidence for Jefferies consists of general company descriptions from Wikipedia and their official site; there is no mention of a specific $70 price target for Palantir or the associated downside percentage.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated connections with influential individuals and institutions across the globe. Epstein was personally connected with many members of the transn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_of_Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a 2017 action-adventure game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Shadow of War is the sequel to 2014's Middle-eart…
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“The investor who became famous for predicting the 2008 housing collapse”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Scion Asset Management (founded by Burry) is best known for profiting from the subprime mortgage crisis, and multiple web sources confirm he predicted the 2008 housing collapse.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A major worldwide financial crisis centered in the United States took place in 2008. The causes included excessive speculation on property values by both homeowners and financial institutions, leadin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_financial_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael James Burry (; born June 19, 1971) is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and licensed physician. He founded the hedge fund Scion Capital, which later went by the name Scion Asset Manage…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Burry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scion Asset Management, LLC is an American hedge fund headquartered in California, founded by Michael Burry. It is best known for profiting from the subprime mortgage crisis, as well as paving the way…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scion_Asset_Management
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“eBay bans GameStop CEO’s account after he started listing store signs and old carpets to fund his $56 billion offer to buy the marketplace”
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Multiple independent web search results and a cross-reference confirm that Ryan Cohen's eBay account was suspended after he listed items to fund a $56 billion bid for eBay.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In January 2021, a short squeeze of the stock of the American video game retailer GameStop and other securities took place, causing major financial consequences for certain hedge funds and large losse…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop_short_squeeze
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ryan Cohen (born 1986) is a Canadian billionaire businessman and activist investor. He founded e-commerce company Chewy in 2011, and was the company's chief executive officer (CEO) until 2018. Cohen i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GameStop Corp. is an American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer, headquartered in Grapevine, Texas (a suburb of Dallas–Fort Worth). The brand is the largest video game …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop
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“GameStop’s CEO, Ryan Cohen, already has a $20 billion financing”
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 14, 2026 · Video game retailer GameStop is closing stores across the country, USA TODAY network sites confirm.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2026/01/14/gam…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop GameStop, the world's largest retail gaming and trade-in destination for Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo games, systems, consoles & accessories. Shop a wide selection of gamer-centric apparel, co…
https://www.gamestop.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 22, 2026 · That list, which you can see below, is based on GameStop’s store location tool, which marks hundreds of locations as closed. The list includes more than 470 locations across 43 states.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91479231/gamestop-stores-closing…
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