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Reddit traders wage battle against Wall Street

An army of amateur traders has launched a siege on Wall Street that has shaken up markets and left seasoned hedge funds reeling. GameStop, a games retailer whose shares have been sent flying by gangs of traders co-ordinating moves on Reddit, sits at ground zero of a battle that has shown these have-a-go investors are no longer just a sideshow. 

“There’s a whole group of investors who really don’t care about the inherent value of a company,” he said. “They just care if there’s someone else who will pay a higher price.”

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