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5 Tips for Younger Investors Looking to Avoid Major Financial Pitfalls
A rally for GameStop stock started by members of Reddit thread WallStreetBets revealed something about the financial literacy of young America. Many experienced investors made thousands from the random volatility, but many inexperienced investors followed the hype and lost big.
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GameStop's Wild Stock Ride Exposed Our Country's Financial Illiteracy
A rally for GameStop stock started by members of the Reddit forum WallStreetBets has exposed how financially illiterate much of our country is. While many experienced investors made thousands from the random volatility, lots of young, inexperienced investors followed the hype and lost big. As investing apps like Robinhood have worked to make markets feel more like a game, who...
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Robinhood CEO Defends Actions in GameStop Saga at Hearing
The CEO of Robinhood defended the trading platform to Congress Thursday for its actions during the GameStop trading saga, while apologizing to customers for restricting their ability to trade at the height of the frenzy
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Noah Centineo to Star in a New Movie About the GameStop Stock Controversy
Noah Centineo will star in a new Netflix film about the Redditors that spiked the GameStop stock last week in their crusade against hedge funds.
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Meet the 10-Year-Old Who Made $3,000 From GameStop Stock
Jaydyn Carr, a fifth-grader from San Antonio, watched the GameStop stock he received as a gift from his mother skyrocket more than 5,000%.
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For GameStop Day Traders, the Moment They've Dreamed About
Nearly a decade after the Occupy protest movement left Wall Street more or less unscathed, the citadel of financial might faces a new assault
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Texas Investor Uses GameStop Gains to Help Sick Children
Amid the Wall Street drama surrounding GameStop and Robinhood, some investors taking part in the GameStop short sale are using their proceeds to do good deeds for others.
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A TikTok Finance Expert Breaks Down the Wall Street Drama Around GameStop and Robinhood
If you’ve been having trouble following the Wall Street drama around GameStop and Robinhood, you’re not alone. So we called on Apple Crider, who gives financial advice on YouTube and TikTok, to explain what it all means.
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Brokerages Limit Trading in GameStop, Sparking Outcry
Robinhood and other online trading platforms are moving to restrict trading in GameStop and other stocks that have soared recently due to rabid buying by smaller investors
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GameStop's Rollercoaster Explained
Last week GameStop was just another retailer struggling to survive during the pandemic. Now, it’s the most talked about company in the world of big finance.
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GameStop Short Squeeze: Wall Street's David and Goliath Story Explained by an Expert
Wall Street has been rattled this week by an organized campaign by small investors to take on large hedge funds by driving up shares of GameStop and other struggling retailers. Michael Moe, CEO of the Silicon Valley investment platform GSV, explains what average investors should take away from this Wall Street battle royale.
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How Redditors Used GameStop to Take Down a Billion Dollar Hedge Fund
An army of smaller-pocketed, optimistic investors, largely fueled by Reddit, is throwing massive dollars and buy orders at the stock of GameStop — in direct opposition to a group of wealthy investors who are counting on the stock price to plunge.
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Game Over: GameStop to Close Up to 200 Stores by Year's End
The company currently operates over 5,700 stores across 14 countries. GameStop has closed 195 stores since the second quarter of last year.
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Police Kill Would-Be Bank Robber in Silver Spring, Police Say
A man who walked into a bank in downtown Silver Spring and demanded $20,000 died after being shot by a Montgomery County police officer Wednesday, officials say.
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LIST: Here Are the Retail Stores Taking Hits, Closing Hundreds of Locations
For the retail industry’s brick-and-mortar stores, the realities of online shopping and changing tastes have driven down sales, causing hundreds of locations to close their doors.
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Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Closing
Some major retailers, struggling to compete with online companies, have been forced to close brick-and-mortar locations. Here are some of the biggest names affected by the change in consumer habits.
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Xbox One Controller Chargers Recalled Over Burn Hazard: CPSC
About 121,000 Xbox One video game controller battery chargers are being recalled due to a burn hazard, officials say.
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Where to Buy the Nintendo Switch Friday
The highly anticipated Nintendo Switch launches on Friday. See where you can pick one up before they sell out.
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Consumer Reports: Best, Worst Stores for Gift Returns
Consumer Reports checks out the five best and the five worst major retailers for returns. Among the best are Nordstrom and L.L. Bean, which both allow returns with no receipts and no time limit. Sears and Barnes and Noble are listed as among the worst retailers to return items to for their more restrictive policies.