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Barbara Kollmeyer

@bkollmeyer

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Senior reporter/editor for MarketWatch on the red-eye premarket. Mom, Jayhawk. Once upon a time a blue check. [email protected]

Madrid, Spain
Joined July 2011
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@TuttleCapital
Matthew Tuttle
1 month
The AI gravy train for power stocks is over. Investors will now focus on who’s getting paid, strategist says. The companies selling the shovels will be the ones to invest in, says Matthew Tuttle https://t.co/gYzgVVMJ3m via @MarketWatch @bkollmeyer
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marketwatch.com
In 2025, exposure to AI was enough for power companies to see shares rise, but 2026 will be all about execution, says Tuttle Capital Management’s Matthew Tuttle.
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@MarketWatch
MarketWatch
4 months
What are you most concerned about with the government shutdown?
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@bkollmeyer
Barbara Kollmeyer
5 months
These amateur traders won big as metals prices boomed in 2025. Here’s how they did it. Great story from my colleagues @jsadinolfi and @GGottsegen
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marketwatch.com
An electrician made $500,000 with bets on platinum and palladium futures. “There is money to be made,” one professional trader said, but losses can also mount.
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@MKTWeconomics
MarketWatch Economy
5 months
Meredith Whitney famously called the 2008 financial crisis. Here’s the new problem with the U.S. economy, she says @bkollmeyer https://t.co/SvixmWZHZC via @MarketWatch
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marketwatch.com
Meredith Whitney is worried about a bifurcated economy. Here is how she's playing that.
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@bkollmeyer
Barbara Kollmeyer
5 months
Really important read on overtourism and climate change creating dangerous feedback loop for Southern Europe economies. (Finally some cool air last night in Madrid, but alas, had to close windows because tourists below would not let us sleep.)
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Overtourism and climate change have created a dangerous feedback loop that endangers Southern Europe’s tourism industry
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Barbara Kollmeyer
6 months
The tech sector hasn’t been this top-heavy in decades. That could be an opportunity for investors hunting for bargains. From @jsadinolfi https://t.co/X0SLTsn4YQ via @MarketWatch
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Software stocks are struggling while semiconductor names soar, creating a divergence within the high-flying tech sector
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@lord_fed
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6 months
Probably my most ballsy call this year https://t.co/siKNDVEgr5
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lordfed.co.uk
Volume 148 - The Week Ahead
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Barbara Kollmeyer
6 months
Banned Coinbase ad portrays a dystopian Britain — with only crypto as an exit. Nice read from my colleague @julesrimmer1 https://t.co/Gc4wdfAoFa via @MarketWatch
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A controversial ad gets banned from television — for a message that is only implied.
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Barbara Kollmeyer
6 months
The stock market is turning into a casino — raise cash, and also buy this AI company, says strategist @YvesLamoureux, who I thank for his time and great insights. https://t.co/aihNOXc85n via @MarketWatch
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Yves Lamoureux has shifted his view on stocks to neutral from "extremely bullish," as he says investors have turned into gamblers.
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Barbara Kollmeyer
6 months
Why the man behind ‘The Hater’s Guide to the AI Bubble’ thinks Wall Street’s hottest trade will go bust @jsadinolfi talks to a real AI contrarian. A great read. https://t.co/ZK8BFlPqPH via @MarketWatch
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Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, generative artificial-intelligence chatbots have attracted millions of users and provoked plenty of excitement. But some skeptics are asking: If this...
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Barbara Kollmeyer
6 months
The stock market has been running low on investors who want to sell. That might be starting to shift. Thank you @AndrewThrasher for the interview and the insight.
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marketwatch.com
Andrew Thrasher, founder of Thrasher Analytics, said the stock market has been low on sellers who may be starting to return.
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Barbara Kollmeyer
7 months
Need to Know: These market whales may hold the key to the stock market’s next move. Such a great chat with @themacrotourist. Thanks so much for your time! https://t.co/SknYuZT9X5 via @MarketWatch
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Former institutional trader Kevin Muir flags caution on chasing this market as he sees some big market whales nearing the end of a U.S. stock buying spree.
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Barbara Kollmeyer
9 months
A pessimist entering 2025, Michael Hartnett has these fears even as tariff war dissipates. A rare interview with top Bank of America strategist from my new colleague @julesrimmer1 https://t.co/tPjVy4mrk8 via @MarketWatch
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marketwatch.com
Michael Hartnett, the often-contrarian Bank of America investment strategist, has been vindicated by his prescient call in favor of bonds, international stocks and gold.
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@JillianBerman
Jillian Berman
9 months
“Leo, don’t even think of doing that,” one mother yelled to her young son. “There are no hospitals today.” @bkollmeyer on what the streets (and playgrounds) were like when the power went off in Spain.
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marketwatch.com
Spain, Portugal and parts of France lost power on Monday, but the reasons remain unclear, and residents are not at ease.
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