Short sellers in Tesla booked about $9.008 billion in mark-to-market gains after the stock’s sharp fall, an analysis showed. The figure was calculated immediately after the July 23 drop and does not represent the group’s real-time profit or loss as of August. Tesla later fell further before rebounding. The company’s second-quarter results, weak operating profit, negative free cash flow and heavy spending on long-term projects weighed on the shares.

European Central Bank economists warned that U.S. and European stocks near record highs on the back of an AI boom are likely to face a correction. In a blog, they outlined two scenarios: overheated investors pushing prices above fundamentals, and a case where AI boosts the economy but wider uncertainty drives up required risk compensation. They cited past technology revolutions and said euro zone investors may be exposed via funds heavy in the Magnificent 7.