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GameStop, AMC Trading Now Being Restricted at TD Ameritrade, Schwab

Some major brokerage houses have begun to respond to a frenetic surge in the price of shares of companies that has been attributed to rabid buying by individual investors on social-media platforms. From a report: On Wednesday, TD Ameritrade said it w.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotJan 27th, 2021

Investors don’t seem that impressed by Apple’s $111 billion quarter

On Wednesday, Apple announces that it had banked $111.4 billion of revenue in a single quarter, beating investor expectations and blowing past its previous all-time revenue record. Investors yawned with the stock down slightly in after-hours trading.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

How trading apps are responding to the GameStop fustercluck

The furor surrounding GameStop and its stock price has consumed social media, business television, and the hopes and dreams a many retail investors. It has even convinced some folks that causing short-term economic damage to a few hedge funds is simi.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

Former SEC Chairman Calls For an Agency Investigation Into Online Stock Trading Platforms

Arthur Levitt Jr., a former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, writes at Bloomberg Opinion: They say history occurs first as tragedy, then as farce -- I fear we're about to see that in U.S. financial markets. Two decades ago, U......»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

GameStop, AMC Trading Now Being Restricted at TD Ameritrade, Schwab

Some major brokerage houses have begun to respond to a frenetic surge in the price of shares of companies that has been attributed to rabid buying by individual investors on social-media platforms. From a report: On Wednesday, TD Ameritrade said it w.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

GameStop, meme stocks, and the revenge of the retail trader

GameStop shares are set to rally 70% this morning when trading starts, and AMC shares opened up 300%, extending a run that has perplexed market observers, irked hedge funds, and generally made crypto’s recent gains appear soft and weak. Being a.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

The complete moron’s guide to GameStop’s stock roller coaster

How does this epic rally end? And can it be repeated? Enlarge / Pop goes the bubble... (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Last week, an epic short squeeze had driven GameStop stock up to $40 a share, a roughly 1,500 percent increase from i.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

Could meme stocks like GameStop kill bitcoin’s rise?

Cryptocurrencies, more so than most other things, are only valuable because of a shared agreement that they are valuable. Their value is a product of digital handshakes over millions of transactions firming up that consensus. For bitcoin, the trust t.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

Gamestop: "Failing" firm soars in value as amateurs buy stock

Shares in a games company have soared more than 300% - the result of a fight between private and professional investors......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

GameStop stock hits record high (again!) as Reddit group causes mayhem

Video game retailer GameStop's stock rose by nearly 70 percent on Friday causing a halt in trading. The price spike in the company’s market value was attributed in part to a group of day traders on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets, which led to a scr.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

Gamestop, memestocks, and the revenge of the retail trader

Gamestop shares are set to rally 70% this morning when trading starts, and AMC shares opened up 300%, extending a run that has perplexed market observers, irked hedge funds, and generally made crypto’s recent gains appear soft and weak. Being a.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

AMC Spikes 260% as Day Traders Ignite Shorted Stocks like GameStop, BlackBerry, and Bed Bath & Beyond

AMC shares skyrocketed as much as 260% in premarket trading on Wednesday as day traders piled into heavily shorted stocks for a third consecutive day. From a report: Frenzied buying also drove GameStop shares up as much as 147%, BlackBerry up 31%, an.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

GameStop Jumps After Hours As Elon Musk Tweets Out Reddit Board That"s Hyping Stock

Tesla CEO Elon Musk seemed to rally behind GameStop's epic surge on Tuesday, tweeting out a link to the Reddit board that's largely hyped the stock. CNBC reports: Shares of GameStop, which jumped 92.7% Tuesday, were up more than 60% in after hours tr.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 26th, 2021

GameStop Stock Jumps To New Record

GameStop shares surged to a record Monday, before pulling back and giving up much of their gains, the latest sign that frenetic trading by individual investors is leading to outsize stock-market moves. From a report: Class A shares of the Texas-based.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 25th, 2021

GameStop stock hits record high as Reddit group causes mayhem

Video game retailer GameStop's stock rose by nearly 70 percent on Friday causing a halt in trading. The price spike in the company’s market value was attributed in part to a group of day traders on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets, which led to a scr.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsJan 25th, 2021

Trump releases gambler, car dealer Billy Walters

Walters, 74, served four out of five years of his federal prison sentence for an elaborate insider-trading scheme. It's unclear whether Walters still owns car dealerships......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJan 25th, 2021

CarLotz shares start trading after reverse merger

The company began trading shares Friday under the "LOTZ" ticker symbol. CarLotz CEO Michael Bor said going public should help raise the online used-car retailer's profile and visibility......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2021

Hims, the telehealth startup, saw its shares slip in their trading debut — and that’s fine with its CEO

Hims & Hers, a San Francisco-based telehealth startup that sells sexual wellness and other health products and services to millennials, began trading publicly today on the NYSE after completing a reverse merger with the blank-check company Oaktree Ac.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2021

Telehealth startup Hims fell in its public trading debut — and that’s fine with its CEO

Hims & Hers, a San Francisco-based telehealth startup that sells sexual wellness and other health products and services to millennials, began trading publicly today on the NYSE after completing a reverse merger with the blank-check company Oaktree Ac.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2021

China says it is a "victim" after Twitter locks embassy account

China says that it is a "victim" of misinformation after Twitter restricted the account of the Chinese embassy in the United States......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsJan 21st, 2021

Gaming the System: How GameStop Stock Surged 1,500% In Nine Months

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Nine months ago, GameStop stock bottomed out at $2.80 a share, a reflection of the myriad problems facing the retailer specifically and brick-and-mortar game retail as a whole. As of Tuesday morn.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 20th, 2021