Business / Financial Markets Jul 10, 2021
Inspired by Reddit forum WallStreetBets, members of a 122,000-strong community hope to corner the silver market and bring down what they say is an unjust banking system.
Business | ANALYSIS Jan 30, 2021
GameStop's 'Reddit rally' puts scrutiny on social media forums
by Paresh Dave, Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford
Social media services restrict discussions about weapons, drugs and other illegal activity, but their rules do not specifically mention another lucrative regulated good: stocks.
Business / Financial Markets Jan 29, 2021
Trading curbs by Robinhood reverse GameStop rally, angering upstart traders
by Kate Kelly, Matt Phillips and Gillian Friedman
Investors claimed that the very apps that had democratized trading — Robinhood in particular — were now doing the bidding of Wall Street.
Commentary / World | GameStop Jan 29, 2021
GameStop's ‘French Revolution’ is a crypto-farce
by Lionel Laurent
If WallStreetBets is checkmate for old-school finance, then surely they'd want to win fair and square.
Business / Financial Markets Jan 29, 2021
Four things to know about the GameStop insanity
by Matt Phillips
The stock moves come from a mix of traditional investing, rampant enthusiasm, stock-market mechanics and the belief that anyone can meme a fortune into existence.
Business / Financial Markets Jan 29, 2021
Beyond Reddit, day traders turn social media platforms into squawk boxes
by Imani Moise
Thousands of "amateur" investors congregate on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Discord, Clubhouse, Slack and other platforms to trade tips away from the public eye.