Moderna Stock Nearly Triples in a Day -- Cancer Breakthrough, Flu Shot Win, or Just a Short Squeeze?
On August 19, 2026, Moderna shares skyrocketed as much as 177% intraday -- the biggest single-day move in company history -- after Moderna and Merck released 5-year Phase 3 data showing their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, combined with Keytruda, sustained a meaningful reduction in melanoma recurrence. The rally came just two weeks after the FDA approved mFlusiva, Moderna's first mRNA-based flu vaccine for adults 50+, the first mRNA flu shot ever authorized in the US. Because Moderna was heavily shorted going into the announcement, the surge reportedly inflicted roughly $5.5 billion in one-day losses on short sellers, fueling debate over how much of the move is short covering versus a genuine re-rating of the company's pipeline. Reaction has split Wall Street, with some newly bullish on Moderna's expanding mRNA platform, while others warn the stock's valuation has run well ahead of its shrinking COVID/RSV vaccine revenue base.
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Institutions are buying Moderna stock : r/ModernaStock. Skip to main contentInstitutions are buying Moderna stock : r/ModernaStock. Open menu Open navigationGo to Reddit Home. Institutions are buying Moderna stock. Institution investors are holding more than 75% of Moderna sha...
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A $812,500 Sip of History: Was the Record-Shattering 1945 Romanée-Conti Worth More Than a House?
On March 28, 2026, at Acker's three-day La Paulee auction in New York, a single bottle of 1945 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti sold for $812,500, becoming the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold at auction and smashing the previous record of $558,000 set by another bottle from the very same vintage back in 2018. The bottle came from the historic cellar of former DRC co-owner Robert Drouhin and was one of only roughly 600 bottles ever produced of the 1945 vintage, the last harvest from DRC's original pre-phylloxera vines before the domaine was forced to rip them out and replant in 1947. Acker chairman John Kapon, who has personally driven several of the world's top wine auction records, called it the greatest wine that I have ever tasted. The broader three-day sale grossed more than $25 million and set 460 individual auction records, underscoring just how much money is still chasing trophy Burgundy even as parts of the broader fine-wine investment market have cooled over 2025-2026. Critics point out that a wine this old is essentially undrinkable as a beverage and functions purely as a speculative collectible, while skeptics also flag the notorious risk of counterfeiting in a market where provenance can rarely be fully verified.
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