#Melvin Capital’s Gabe Plotkin was target of anti-Semitism

#Melvin Capital’s Gabe Plotkin was target of anti-Semitism

“#Melvin Capital’s Gabe Plotkin was target of anti-Semitism” The head of the hedge fund at the center of last month’s GameStop frenzy says Redditors targeted him with anti-Semitic insults and text messages. Melvin Capital founder Gabe Plotkin made the disturbing claim in prepared testimony he plans to deliver at Thursday’s House Financial Services Committee hearing…

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#Is Elon Musk the new stock market oracle?

#Is Elon Musk the new stock market oracle?

“#Is Elon Musk the new stock market oracle?” Has the “Oracle of Omaha” Warren Buffett been replaced by Elon Musk, the “Oracle of Memes”? The futurist billionaire, chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, and world’s richest person is now also able to move markets, from cryptocurrencies to actual stocks, using a single tweet. It’s a…

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#Why GameStop decided not to cash in on Reddit rally: report

#Why GameStop decided not to cash in on Reddit rally: report

“#Why GameStop decided not to cash in on Reddit rally: report” GameStop considered cashing in on the recent Reddit-fueled rally in its stock price — but regulatory concerns stopped the retailer from pulling the trigger, a new report says. The Texas-based video-game chain weighed the possibility of selling new stock as rookie traders on Reddit’s…

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#Massachusetts regulators subpoena GameStop bull ‘Roaring Kitty’

#Massachusetts regulators subpoena GameStop bull ‘Roaring Kitty’

“#Massachusetts regulators subpoena GameStop bull ‘Roaring Kitty’” Massachusetts securities regulators have issued a subpoena seeking the testimony of a YouTube streamer who helped drive a surge of interest in GameStop as part of a review of his registration, including his “outside business activities,” an official said Wednesday. The office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth…

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#GameStop shares tumble as Reddit-rally surge dies down

#GameStop shares tumble as Reddit-rally surge dies down

“#GameStop shares tumble as Reddit-rally surge dies down” Shares of video game retailer GameStop tumbled nearly 20 percent Tuesday to their lowest levels since the start of a retail investor-led surge that echoed across Wall Street. Investors who followed the popular Reddit forum WallStreetBets helped push shares of GameStop to a closing high of $347.51…

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#Reddit doubles valuation to B amid WallStreetBets frenzy

#Reddit doubles valuation to $6B amid WallStreetBets frenzy

“#Reddit doubles valuation to $6B amid WallStreetBets frenzy” Reddit has doubled its valuation to $6 billion as the social network’s role in the recent stock market revolution thrust it into the spotlight. San Francisco-based Reddit said Monday that it raised more than $250 million in additional funding from a group of new and existing investors…

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