It's actually really funny (and a great illustration of how hedge funds and green mailers manipulate stock prices every day) https://twitter.com/jowens510/status/1354196558657425409
If a bunch of dudes on Reddit can spike one companies stock price, I'm sure that never ever happens anywhere else. This type of exposing is long overdue.
It's also hilarious how CNBC and the financial media has reacted to all of this. I hope the WSB crew makes a ton of money and the CEO gets fired lol
"Respected" investors do this allll the time. Before I was a Professional Video Game Writer, I covered the whole saga of Dell getting greenmailed. The financial press is just annoyed that it's Reddit doing this and not somebody in the club. https://www.statesman.com/article/20130805/BUSINESS/308059708
Dell founder ups ante in buyout fight

Michael Dell appeared to take a key step Friday toward completing his bid to buy the computer company he founded, as a new and richer takeover deal between him and the company’s board was unveiled....

https://www.statesman.com/article/20130805/BUSINESS/308059708
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