The dramatic struggle over video game chain’s shares suggests markets must now contend with a breed of angry, young, networked investors
When Ben, 28, a software engineer from Leeds, bought two shares in US games retailer GameStop for £460, it was for one reason, he says: “When they make the film about this in years to come, I’ll know I was there at the frontline with a bunch of idiots on the internet, trying to bring down Wall Street.”
For Emma Rivers from East Sussex, who invested £1,400 in the same company – having known little about it a few weeks ago – it has all been about sending a message that capitalism has had its day.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/30/how-gamestop-traders-fired-the-first-shots-in-millenials-war-on-wall-street
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