'Big Short' investor Michael Burry piled into energy and shipping stocks last quarter. A top strategist explains why.

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Michael Burry.

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Commercial ships told to stay far away from Iran due to a heightened possibility of attack or seizure

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Iran's naval special forces carrying by a military speedboat past a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a military parade marking Iran's Army Day anniversary near the Imam Khomeini shrine in the south of Tehran.

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The freight recession is getting worse as the economy detoxes from the pandemic trucking boom

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The freight recession is here as trucking sees a slowdown in the economy.
The freight recession is here as trucking sees a slowdown across the economy.

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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry rang the alarm on bloated inventories last year. Maersk's shipping slump suggests he was right to worry.

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Michael Burry.

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It costs more than $200,000 a day for traders to ship liquefied natural gas as tanker supply dwindles

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Tankers carrying liquid natural gas.

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Your Amazon packages will soon come faster — if that's even possible

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Amazon announced it has plans to double the number of same-day deliveries at a faster pace.

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A massive ship carrying 3,000 vehicles is burning off the coast Netherlands — and it's spurring concerns over fire risks from EVs

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Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023.
Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023.

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Cabins aren't much bigger than prison cells on this barge being rented by the British government to house asylum seekers

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The Bibby Stockholm.

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Amazon may prioritize items in search results depending on how close it is to you and how quickly it can be delivered

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A warehouse full of Amazon boxes and products in Illinois.
Amazon doubled its warehouse footprint during the pandemic, allowing it to shift to a regional shipping model to cut costs, an executive told the Wall Street Journal.

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Russian oil price caps have crushed Moscow's war revenue to start the year - despite widespread violations

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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