How Amateur Investors on Reddit Shook Up Wall Street
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Was it a populist uprising or an illegal — and dangerous — market manipulation?
Members of the Reddit group Wallstreet Bets drove the stock of video game retailer GameStop to an all-time high last week. Hedge funds lost billions when it surged. Was this a populist uprising against corporate Wall Street or an illegal — and dangerous — market manipulation?
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How Amateur Investors on Reddit Shook Up Wall Street
Clip: 2/1/2021 | 7m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Members of the Reddit group Wallstreet Bets drove the stock of video game retailer GameStop to an all-time high last week. Hedge funds lost billions when it surged. Was this a populist uprising against corporate Wall Street or an illegal — and dangerous — market manipulation?
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