Earlier this week, an unknown but sizable number of small investors, whipped into a frenzy on places like Reddits WallStreetBets forum, drove up the stock price of the struggling video game retailer GameStop in part, in an effort to punish deep-pocketed investors who had bet heavily that its value would fall. Please make sure your browser supports JavaScript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading. The surge of small investors quickly sent GameStops stock price from less than $20 a share to about $325 a share as of Friday. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) have both condemned Robinhood's decision to restrict trading, accusing the brokerage website of creating an unfair market in favor of hedge funds. Cohen's hedge fund, Point72, is currently entangled in market turmoil that has pitted a band of small investors against traders that made bets against - or 'shorted' - stock of companies including GameStop.
Gib traders have strong ties to Congress.
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Gib traders have strong ties to Congress .
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