The
shares of GameStop, a brick-and-mortar retailer of gaming
consoles and video games, which had been losing value
over the past few years, rose by 2000% in January. This
rise in GameStop's stock price was driven by a loose
community of day traders, thus shocking Wall Street
and financial pundits.
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This article was originally published in the Frontline
Print edition: February 26, 2021.
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