Dumb Money: Unpicking the GameStop saga

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 Aaron Ryder, Producer of Dumb Money, discusses the movie about the GameStop phenomenon that led to meme stock mania. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jess Menton. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In 2021, scrappy young investors from across the world joined forces to buy GameStop stock, aiming to take down greedy hedge funds. What came next was tragedy, injustice, and a conspiratorial internet cult so stupid we had to do an episode about it.To hear the rest of the show, s ...  Show more

When a group of amateur investors rallied around the stock for GameStop back in 2021, the story blew up the internet. News outlets around the world, including us here at Planet Money, rushed in to explain why the stock for this retail video game company was suddenly skyrocketing, ...  Show more