Factbox: Fun facts from the U.S. SEC report on January’s GameStop saga
The U.S. securities regulator released its long-awaited post-mortem into January’s GameStop saga, in which retail traders banded together on social media and piled in to GameStop and other “meme” stocks in an attempt to punish hedge funds that had bet against the company, sending its shares soaring.
Robinhood shares tumble after PayPal news, SEC scrutiny of key revenue stream
Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O), a popular gateway for trading meme stocks, tumbled nearly 7% on Monday on news that PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) may start an online brokerage and a report saying regulators were looking at a possible ban on a practice that accounts for the bulk of the company’s revenue.
Robinhood shares surge 50%, as investors scoop up ‘the meme of memes’
Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O)rose more than 50% on Wednesday during a wild trading session as investors scooped up shares after its underwhelming stock market debut last week.
Robinhood’s meme stock status fuels IPO uncertainty
Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O) thrived thanks to the popularity of so-called meme stocks such as GameStop Corp (GME.N) with retail investors. Becoming a meme stock itself comes with trading volatility that is giving pause to some potential investors in its initial public offering.
Bubbles, bubbles everywhere: Jeremy Grantham on the bust ahead
In this manic era of meme stocks, cryptocurrencies and real-estate bidding wars, studying the history of financial markets might seem a little dry and old-fashioned.
Robinhood IPO faces threat of retail snub on Reddit
Online brokerage Robinhood Markets Inc, which helped enable the “meme stock” frenzy earlier this year and later attracted flak for its handling of the trading mania, is facing pushback on social media forums against its initial public offering.
As meme stock momentum fades, AMC, GameStop fall
Shares in so-called meme stocks with a following among retail investors lost ground on Wednesday, with AMC Entertainment (AMC.N) shares down 8.1%, on track for their fourth straight day of declines, and GameStop Corp (GME.N) falling 4.9%.
Boom, bust and bewildered: Bitcoin’s year so far
If you’re a bitcoin investor, your nerves may have taken quite a pounding in 2021
Fast and furious first half of 2021 keeps financial markets at full throttle
After the unprecedented pandemic-driven swings in global financial markets last year 2021 was never going to be dull, and so it has proved.
Alfi Inc shares set to fall from record highs, ‘meme stock’ Torchlight sinks
Shares of software firm Alfi Inc (ALF.O) fell 10% in early deals on Wednesday after more than doubling in value in the previous session, in a move evocative of the so-called “meme stock” frenzy that has gripped equity markets this year.
