The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 indices rose to fresh record highs during morning trading on Wednesday following a broadly in-line inflation report and cooler-than-expected retail sales data for April, as traders increased their rate cut bets.
Hertz shares are moving higher on heavy volume Tuesday as the return of Roaring Kitty has led to a rally in high-short interest stocks and meme stocks. According to data from Benzinga Pro, 19.42% of Hertz shares are being sold short and more than 11.9 million shares have already been traded in the session.