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On Thursday, Congress is taking its first crack at sorting through the stock market drama surrounding Reddit’s WallStreetBets, the trading app Robinhood, hedge fund Citadel Securities and high-flying stocks like GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME). What Happened? The House Financial Services Committee...

Citadel Founder and CEO Ken Griffin An event is coming this week that should offer up plenty of material for documentary writers who are already hard at work in covering the GameStock stock saga. House Hearing: Many of the major names who were at the center of the storm — WallStreetBets,...

In 2019, former financial professional Keith Gill, who goes by “Roaring Kitty” on Reddit, began a movement that pushed GameStop Corporation’s (NYSE: GME) stock price as high as $513.12 in premarket trade Jan. 28, after which numerous brokers made the controversial decision to...

The hedge fund Melvin Capital, which has been at the heart of the GameStop frenzy, lost about 53% in January, The Wall Street Journal has reported.  What Happened: Founded in 2014 by Gabe Plotkin, a former portfolio manager for Steve Cohen, Melvin ended January with more than $8...

The founder of hedge fund Point72 and owner of the New York Mets Steve Cohen has deactivated his Twitter account after his family received threats this week amid the GameStop trading fiasco, Bloomberg and ESPN have reported.  What Happened: In a statement, Cohen said he was taking...

The fervor of the crowd versus Wall Street commenced during one of Benzinga's live shows. On Jan. 21, Citron Research's Andrew Left went live with Benzinga’s Luke Jacobi and Jason Raznick on the daily "Power Hour" show to discuss his opinion on GameStop Corporation (NYSE:...

Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy and hedge fund manager Steve Cohen on Thursday argued via Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) over the battle between retail traders and hedge funds. What Happened: Portnoy has spent the past few days defending the retail traders who helped send shares of stocks...

Point72 has suffered a loss amounting to nearly 15% this year — thanks to the sharp uptick in the shares of GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME), a person familiar with the matter told the New York Times.  What Happened: The hedge fund run by Steve Cohen — the owner of New York Mets...

See also: How to Buy GME Stock One of the biggest news stories of the last two weeks has been the battle between retail traders versus hedge funds that shorted GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) stock. Citron Research Covers Short: Citron Research’s Andrew Left was one of the most vocal opponents...

GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME) short seller Melvin Capital Management LP said Monday it had received $2.75 billion in investment from hedge funds Citadel and Point72. What Happened: While Citadel and its partners are investing $2 billion, Point72 is pumping in $750 million into Melvin Capital,...

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) spiked 5 percent and peers more than 2 percent Friday after Melvin Capital Management increased its stake from 970,000 shares to 15.9 million. The long-short equity fund boosted its ownership to 5 percent, according to a 13G filing, expanding a video game portfolio...