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The fallout from GameStop and Wall Street’s wild week
Jan 29, 2021
Episode 359

The fallout from GameStop and Wall Street’s wild week

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We can't look away from this whole mess.

We just can’t look away from these stonks! The whole affair around GameStop, r/WallStreetBets, Robinhood and the rest is like a car crash — a 20-car pileup of money, power, technology, regulation and more. It’ll be with us for a bit longer here. Today we start assessing the fallout. Plus: we play “Half Full/Half Empty” with outdoor dining, buying American and more.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

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