Stock Movers Strategy Climbs, Housing Shares Sink, Lockheed Falls
Jan 7, 2026
Emily Grafeo, a cross-asset reporter for Bloomberg News, dives into market shifts with sharp insights. She discusses how MSCI's decision to keep digital-asset treasury firms like Strategy Inc. impacts stock movements. Grafeo explores the fallout from Trump's plan to ban institutional buyers from purchasing single-family homes, leading to declines in Blackstone shares. Finally, she highlights the market's reaction to Trump's threats against defense companies like Lockheed Martin regarding dividends and buybacks, sparking significant stock changes.
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Index Inclusion Supports Crypto Holders
- MSCI kept digital-asset-treasury companies like Strategy in its indexes for now, supporting their stock demand from index funds.
- MSCI will consult more broadly on how to treat non-operating companies that mainly hold assets.
Stocks Can Be Levered Bets On Bitcoin
- Strategy (MicroStrategy) acts as a leveraged bet on Bitcoin and moves closely with the crypto's price swings.
- The stock has fallen about 60% in the last year, reflecting Bitcoin-driven volatility.
Political Rhetoric Moves Housing Stocks
- Blackstone shares plunged after President Trump said he'd ban institutional buyers from single-family homes, showing political comments can spur big stock moves.
- Research cited suggests institutional buyers account for a small share of home sales, complicating the narrative that they drive prices.