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News Articles: wallstreetbets

Occupy Wall Street participants march down Fifth Avenue in New York on May 1, 2012. Lingering anger over the 2008 global financial crisis has fueled several populist movements, including most recently, the battle waged by amateur investors coordinating in Reddit against hedge funds.

'The Game Is Rigged': How Fury Over The Great Recession Fueled The Reddit Trade

The GameStop stock saga has risen into a movement fueled by a wave of emotions from the 2008 global financial crisis that are still raw.

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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
Shares of GameStop have surged as amateur investors foil hedge funds' efforts to short sell the stock.

From Elon Musk To AOC, Everybody Has A Tweet About GameStop

Jon Stewart and Ted Cruz are among other high-profile people who took to Twitter to comment on the stock story gripping the country.

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By:
  • Claire Miller