{"id":9925,"date":"2025-07-20T08:27:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T08:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/9925\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T08:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T08:27:19","slug":"story-stocks-are-smoking-hot-in-2025-this-is-how-it-could-end-badly-for-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/9925\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Story\u2019 stocks are smoking hot in 2025. This is how it could end badly for investors."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated: July 13, 2025 at 8:38\u202fp.m. ET<br \/>First Published: July 12, 2025 at 7:30\u202fa.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"e1bc1vag0 css-1dqcy4b-StyledNewsKitParagraph\" data-type=\"paragraph\" font-size=\"16\">In the U.S. stock market in 2025, a company\u2019s ability to reliably generate profits has been taking a back seat to its ability to tell a good story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"e1bc1vag0 css-1dqcy4b-StyledNewsKitParagraph\" data-type=\"paragraph\" font-size=\"16\">Of the 10 stocks in the Russell 3000 index <a data-type=\"phrase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/investing\/index\/rua\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-1y1y9ag-OverridedLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RUA<\/a> with the biggest year-to-date gains, many of the companies have one ominous thing in common: a spotty or nonexistent record of generating profit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last Updated: July 13, 2025 at 8:38\u202fp.m. ETFirst Published: July 12, 2025 at 7:30\u202fa.m. ET In the 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