#Social security will fail and other commentary

#Social security will fail and other commentary

“#Social security will fail and other commentary” Fiscal watch: Social Security Will Fail At The Washington Post, Mitch Daniels admits defeat: All efforts to stop Social Security and Medicare from collapsing are futile, as “our political process is not capable of the kind of decisions that are necessary. The temptation to savage anyone proposing safety-net…

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#’You gotta let people trade, man’

#’You gotta let people trade, man’

“#’You gotta let people trade, man’” Rapper Ja Rule, one of GameStop’s more famous investors, wants the little guy to keep trading. The Grammy-nominated artist joined CNBC’s “Squawk Alley” Monday to talk all things GameStop and Robinhood, after the millennial investing app restricted trading on some stocks. “I love Robinhood. It puts the stock market…

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#Robinhood explores raising  billion in debt

#Robinhood explores raising $1 billion in debt

“#Robinhood explores raising $1 billion in debt” Robinhood, the online broker that has emerged as a gateway for amateur traders challenging Wall Street hedge funds, has held talks with banks about raising $1 billion in debt so it can continue to fulfill orders for heavily shorted stocks, according to people familiar with the matter. The…

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#Robinhood raises another .4 billion from investors

#Robinhood raises another $2.4 billion from investors

“#Robinhood raises another $2.4 billion from investors” Robinhood raised another $2.4 billion from shareholders, just days after existing investors pumped in $1 billion in funding, the online brokerage said in a blog post on Monday. The round was led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from existing investors including ICONIQ, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Index Ventures and…

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#Hollywood already eyeing movie on WallStreetBets, GameStop

#Hollywood already eyeing movie on WallStreetBets, GameStop

“#Hollywood already eyeing movie on WallStreetBets, GameStop” This was a sure bet… Hollywood already has its sights set on last week’s GameStop trading frenzy. MGM recently scored the rights to a book proposal about the WallStreetBets Reddit forum tentatively titled “The Antisocial Network,” Deadline reported Sunday. The planned tome, by Ben Mezrich, will explore how…

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