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Can Reddit's silver 'apes' beat the market?

Business / Financial Markets Jul 10, 2021

Can Reddit's silver 'apes' beat the market?

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.

GameStop's 'Reddit rally' puts scrutiny on social media forums

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.

Trading curbs by Robinhood reverse GameStop rally, angering upstart traders

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.

GameStop's ‘French Revolution’ is a crypto-farce

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.

Four things to know about the GameStop insanity

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.

Beyond Reddit, day traders turn social media platforms into squawk boxes

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.

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