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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
'I'm already up $45,000 - in about an hour of trading': The meme-stock craze is back... but this time round it's different and there's a catch. ANNE ASHWORTH reveals the truth
Meme stock mania is back with a bang. Once more, small investors with a taste for a gamble are piling into unloved 'meme' companies whose bombed-out share prices make them seem like the biggest bargain buy of the summer of 2025. It's a replay of the craze that gripped the world in the pandemic era of 2021 when the share price of video game store GameStop leapt by 2,500 per cent in a day, turning this hapless business into the iconic meme stock.
Bloomberg
20-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
London Stock Exchange Group Weighs 24-Hour Trading, FT Reports
London Stock Exchange Group is weighing whether to introduce 24-hour trading in response to growing demand from small investors, the Financial Times reported. The operator of London's bourse is holding discussions about whether to extend its hours, including to round-the-clock trading, the newspaper said, citing unidentified people with knowledge of the matter. It's looking into the practicalities of such a move, including the technology required and the regulatory implications.
Bloomberg
12-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Jane Street India Ban Threatens 900% Rally for Asia's Oldest Stock Exchange
By Asia's oldest stock exchange was preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary when a storm of bad news upended the festivities. On Monday, a report revealed deepening losses in equity derivatives among India's retail traders, fueling concerns that the Securities and Exchange Board of India may impose tighter curbs. Just days earlier, the regulator barred Jane Street Group from dealing in local markets, alleging the trading giant manipulated prices to make billions of dollars at the expense of small investors — charges the US firm has denied.
Wall Street Journal
01-07-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
A Hot New Firm Opened the Private Market to the Little Guy. Now it Is in Big Trouble.
In January 2023, the chief executive of the private stock investment firm Linqto announced a 'Spike Day,' a one-day sprint to boost sales to its customers—small investors looking for a shot at buying shares of coveted private companies. 'Take no prisoners,' the now-former CEO, William Sarris, wrote in an email to staff, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. 'This is guerrilla warfare.'
Bloomberg
09-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
South Korea's Retail Investors Push for Change Among Corporate Laggards
South Korea's small investors are trying to shake up the country's creaky corporate landscape. Gathering on social media platform like KakaoTalk and dedicated shareholder apps, their aim is to give a jolt to Korea's famously undervalued stock market. Bloomberg TV's Shery Ahn explains. (Source: Bloomberg)
