Speculation is in, conservatism is out as retail investors bid up questionable assets and imaginative financing exploits the public mood. Buyers, beware.

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Bursts of euphoric trading are often bullish for near-term returns, but rapid surges in speculation also raise the risk of a pullback, Goldman said.

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Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:

Vice President JD Vance was confronted by protesters holding a large photo of him depicted as bald and smooth-faced while attending a fundraiser for the Republican National Committee (RNC) in Nantucket, local media reported.

As the stocks rise, that puts pressure on short-selling hedge funds that borrowed the shares to bet against them. They’re forced to quickly repurchase them at a loss—a formula