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MOTOR1 Porsche Macan Prototype Spotted Disguised As An Audi Neutral MARKET WATCH Why the AI trade is not set up for a rebound like July’s, according to JPMorgan Pessimistic CONSTRUCTION NEWS UK Private finance could unlock road schemes – but who carries the risk? Bullish NPR ECONOMY Despite bad inflation report, Trump says economy is doing fine Bearish MARKET WATCH TSMC CEO sees no sign of a slowdown as chip foundry reports record profit Bearish THE GUARDIAN US NEWS Tech market sell-off deepens amid fears over US inflation and AI debt Pessimistic BBC US What's going on between Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store bird? Neutral MOTOR1 Renault Has About 1,000 Orders For Its $180,000 Electric Hot Hatch Neutral MOTOR1 A Farm Tractor Just Set A Record At An F1 Track Strong Bullish FOX NEWS US San Jose girl, 8, dies after living in cockroach-infested home as mother, stepfather face… Bearish COINTELEGRAPH Bitcoin ETFs shed $261M as XRP funds buck weekly outflow trend Bearish MOTOR1 Corvette Top Engineer Says EVs Are The End Game, Electric Vette Still Happening Neutral FOX NEWS WORLD El Salvador's Bukele announces plan to free up to half of prisoners jailed in gang crackd… Pessimistic ABC NEWS Riots erupt in Albania's capital as students join anti-government movement Neutral FOR CONSTRUCTION PROS HD Construction Equipment, Manitou Group Sign Compact Equipment Partnership Bullish MOTOR1 Volvo's New EX60 Faces Major Production Delays, Leaving US Buyers Waiting Pessimistic BBC BUSINESS UK economy grew 0.1% in August ahead of Healey's first Budget Neutral CNBC ECONOMY UK economy grew 0.1% in August, beating expectations Bearish WSJ ECONOMY U.K. Economy Continues Growth Path, Helped by Industry Pessimistic BUSINESS INSIDER Jensen Huang couldn't get TSMC to return his calls. Then its founder called. Neutral MOTOR1 Porsche Macan Prototype Spotted Disguised As An Audi Neutral MARKET WATCH Why the AI trade is not set up for a rebound like July’s, according to JPMorgan Pessimistic CONSTRUCTION NEWS UK Private finance could unlock road schemes – but who carries the risk? Bullish NPR ECONOMY Despite bad inflation report, Trump says economy is doing fine Bearish MARKET WATCH TSMC CEO sees no sign of a slowdown as chip foundry reports record profit Bearish THE GUARDIAN US NEWS Tech market sell-off deepens amid fears over US inflation and AI debt Pessimistic BBC US What's going on between Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store bird? Neutral MOTOR1 Renault Has About 1,000 Orders For Its $180,000 Electric Hot Hatch Neutral MOTOR1 A Farm Tractor Just Set A Record At An F1 Track Strong Bullish FOX NEWS US San Jose girl, 8, dies after living in cockroach-infested home as mother, stepfather face… Bearish COINTELEGRAPH Bitcoin ETFs shed $261M as XRP funds buck weekly outflow trend Bearish MOTOR1 Corvette Top Engineer Says EVs Are The End Game, Electric Vette Still Happening Neutral FOX NEWS WORLD El Salvador's Bukele announces plan to free up to half of prisoners jailed in gang crackd… Pessimistic ABC NEWS Riots erupt in Albania's capital as students join anti-government movement Neutral FOR CONSTRUCTION PROS HD Construction Equipment, Manitou Group Sign Compact Equipment Partnership Bullish MOTOR1 Volvo's New EX60 Faces Major Production Delays, Leaving US Buyers Waiting Pessimistic BBC BUSINESS UK economy grew 0.1% in August ahead of Healey's first Budget Neutral CNBC ECONOMY UK economy grew 0.1% in August, beating expectations Bearish WSJ ECONOMY U.K. Economy Continues Growth Path, Helped by Industry Pessimistic BUSINESS INSIDER Jensen Huang couldn't get TSMC to return his calls. Then its founder called. Neutral
CNBC Top Stories · May 27, 2026 6:44 PM EDT Markets

Bears load up bets against small-cap stocks ahead of economic data releases

Despite a 40% rally the past year – compared to 27% in the S&P 500 and 39% in the Nasdaq-100 – options traders look the most bearish on the Russell 2000.

Bears load up bets against small-cap stocks ahead of economic data releases
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