“Apes Together Strong” is a popular saying in Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum, and some users are taking that seriously. Reddit users have been symbolically adopting apes and donating to foundations including The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and the World Wildlife Fund. Some…
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Shares in GameStop surged on Wednesday in what could mark a return to frenzied trading that rocked markets last month. Trading in the US games firm was halted twice after shares more than doubled suddenly on Wednesday afternoon. GameStop…
TikTok creators have been offering “risky” trading tips in the wake of the GameStop shares frenzy, a UK regulator has warned. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said people should be wary of users “promising high-return investments”. Many videos contain…
Amateur investors swept up in the trading frenzy surrounding US retailer GameStop “could lose everything”, the former stock broker who inspired the Wolf of Wall Street film has warned. Jordan Belfort, who was jailed for market manipulation in 1999,…
The price of silver hit an a eight-year high on Monday, amid social media calls to buy the metal and emulate the trading frenzy that surrounded US games retailer GameStop last week. Shares in a handful of smaller Australian…
You’ve probably stared blankly at your WhatsApp chat as the words “GameStop”, “Reddit” and “stock market” get thrown around the way “pub” and “meet at 8” used to. Your friends have become Jordan Belfort from the Wolf of Wall…