#GameStop shares soar 93 percent as frenzy continues

#GameStop shares soar 93 percent as frenzy continues

“#GameStop shares soar 93 percent as frenzy continues” Individual investors continued to pile into niche stock market plays on Tuesday, causing a scramble by short-seller funds to cover losing bets, with companies like GameStop skyrocketing 93 percent — the fourth straight day of increases — even as others caught up in the buying frenzy reversed…

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#NYC’s pension funds to divest  billion from fossil fuels

#NYC’s pension funds to divest $4 billion from fossil fuels

“#NYC’s pension funds to divest $4 billion from fossil fuels” New York City’s largest pension funds have voted to divest their portfolios of an estimated $4 billion from securities related to fossil fuel companies, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and trustees of two of the city’s pension funds said. “The New York City…

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#Netflix tops 200 million subscribers at end of 2020

#Netflix tops 200 million subscribers at end of 2020

“#Netflix tops 200 million subscribers at end of 2020” Netflix’s video streaming service has surpassed 200 million subscribers for the first time as its expanding lineup of TV series and movies continues to captivate people stuck at home during the ongoing battle against the pandemic. The subscriber milestone highlighted Netflix’s fourth-quarter results released Tuesday. The…

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#Intelsat Chairman David McGlade faces insider- trading suit

#Intelsat Chairman David McGlade faces insider- trading suit

“#Intelsat Chairman David McGlade faces insider- trading suit” The chairman of satellite operator Intelsat is being sued for insider trading in an explosive new shareholder lawsuit that also dings private-equity giants BC Partners and Silver Lake Partners, an owner of the New York Knicks. The Oakland, Calif., federal court lawsuit claims that David McGlade, Intelsat’s…

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