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GameStop shares drop 20%, briefly halted following 400% short-squeeze spike last week

GameStop shares were lower on Monday as the Reddit-fueled frenetic trading extended into February.

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Google-Fitbit aquisition closes after in-depth European Commission investigation gives clearance

Linklaters | Anna Fava | Jan 28, 2021 Earlier this month Google closed its acquisition of Fitbit, following an in-depth investigation by the European Commission resulting in conditional clearance late in 2020. The EC’s decision brings a new approach to merger review in data intensive industries. The EC accepted a “data silo” remedy and an


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The Steps to Designing a more sustainable and digital economy

Linkedin | Bjorn-Soren Gigler, PhD | May 20, 2021 The Paris Agreement (2016) is explicit in highlighting the importance of climate technologies for a sustainable future, stating in Article 10, that: “Parties share a long-term vision on the importance of fully realizing technology development and transfer in order to improve resilience to climate change and


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GameStop shares drop 25%, briefly halted following 400% short-squeeze spike last week

GameStop shares were lower on Monday as the Reddit-fueled frenetic trading extended into February.

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Democrats want to pass a $15 minimum wage through reconciliation. It’s unclear if they can

Senate Democrats are looking to pass a $15 federal minimum wage through budget reconciliation, a sped-up process that doesn't require Republican support.

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Getting your financial advice from TikTok and Reddit? That could backfire

More people are picking up financial advice from platforms like TikTok and Reddit. But it can be hard to verify whom you're listening to, and if you should be.

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Robinhood raises trading limit on GameStop further to 20 shares

Robinhood started easing trading restrictions on Monday, raising its trading limit on GameStop to four shares from a single share.

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BlockFi Submits Application with SEC for a Bitcoin Trust

Coindesk | Danny Nelson | Jan 29, 2021 BlockFi is the latest firm to go up against Grayscale's behemoth bitcoin trust. BlockFi, a major hub for crypto lending, appears to be increasing its courting of institutional bitcoin bets through a new bitcoin trust product. The trust, revealed in Friday regulatory filings, could put BlockFi in


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The Future of Stakeholder Capitalism and Why GameStop is a Syllabus

Bloomberg Opinion | John Authers | Jan 29, 2021 The trading frenzy surrounding the video-game retailer is a prism for a range of epochal issues. Libertarianism vs Paternalism This is an eternal debate. Freedom means the freedom to mess things up. But governments have a responsibility to citizens, and companies have a responsibility to clients, to


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Robinhood appears to be benefiting from the trading controversy, seeing record app downloads

Robinhood had more than 600,000 people download its app on Friday, according to JMP Securities.

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Why the GameStop frenzy may hurt retirees along with hedge funds

Retail investors wanted hedge funds shorting GameStop stock to lose money when they ran up the share price. Pension plans may be collateral damage.

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GameStop shares lose nearly a third of their value on Monday following 400% short-squeeze spike last week

GameStop shares were lower on Monday as the Reddit-fueled frenetic trading extended into February.

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These two indicators could determine whether the GameStop rally is near its end

GameStop stock has defied gravity in the past and it could again, but there are some signs its stock may be topping out, strategists say.

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Joint Statement from CSA and IIROC on Recent Market Volatility

CSA and IIROC | Release | Feb 1, 2021 TORONTO - The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) are closely monitoring how extreme price movement of certain stocks may be contributing to volatility in Canada’s capital markets. We will take appropriate regulatory action to protect investors if we


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SpaceX to fly first civilian crew to space later this year, with public competitions for two seats

SpaceX announced on Monday that it will launch four private individuals on a Crew Dragon capsule into orbit around the Earth for the Inspiration4 mission.

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