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Roaring Kitty’ resurfaces reviving meme mania, GME short sellers already lost $1 billion from Monday’s monster rally, OpenAI debuts GPT-4o ‘omni’ model, airlines sue Biden admin over fee disclosure rule, and brace for big inflation data ahead…

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The Fast Five →Roaring Kitty’ resurfaces reviving meme mania, GME short sellers already lost $1 billion from Monday’s monster rally, OpenAI debuts GPT-4o ‘omni’ model (watch demo), airlines sue Biden admin over fee disclosure rule, and brace for big inflation data ahead…

Calendar: (all times ET)

  • Today: Producer price index (PPI), 8:30a

    • Fed Chair Powell speaks, 10:00a

  • WED, 5/15: Consumer price index (CPI), 8:30a

    • US retail sales, 10:00a

  • THU, 5/16: Initial jobless claims, 8:30a

Your 5-minute briefing for Tuesday, May 14:

BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 5/13/2024.

PRE-MARKET

MARKETS

  • US stocks closed mixed as traders digested rising inflation expectations ahead of this week’s crucial April CPI release

  • The Dow snapped an eight-day win streak

  • Cocoa futures plunged 19% in its biggest-ever price drop as rain forecasts stoked volatility

EARNINGS

  • What we're watching this week:

    • Today: Home Depot, Alibaba

    • Wednesday: Cisco Systems

    • Thursday: Walmart, JD.com

  • Full calendar here

NEWS BRIEFING

Shares of the video-game company rally as much as 119%. Fellow meme-stock AMC Entertainment also soared on Monday.

“This is the first time that we are really making a huge step forward when it comes to the ease of use,” OpenAI technology chief Mira Murati said in a livestreamed event.

  • S&P barely changes as investors hold tight ahead of inflation data (link)

    • Dow slips for first losing day in nine as consumer expectations for inflation rise (link)

  • Major airlines sue Biden admin over fee disclosure rule (link)

  • Dollar drifts as traders eye US inflation data; frail yen in focus (link)

  • Gold marks biggest one-day loss of the month (link)

  • Oil prices tick up on tighter supply outlook (link)

  • Asia shares hit 15-mo high as traders wait for CPI (link)

  • GameStop short sellers have already lost $1 billion from Monday’s monster rally (link)

  • JPMorgan pushed back against major proxy recommendations (link)

  • Corporate greed not to blame for price pressures, Fed study shows (link)

  • NYSE President sees more US companies pursuing IPOs (link)

  • NY Fed report warns discount window stigma may never go away (link)

  • OpenAI launched its latest GPT-4o AI model (link)

  • Temu cools on US after shelling out billions (link)

  • US worker satisfaction is at a record high, with nuances (link)

CRYPTO

  • Bitcoin miners see sharp drop in revenue due to lower token rewards (link)

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