GameStop: A very modern fable

<p>The inside story of how the WallStreetBets&nbsp;forum on&nbsp;Reddit took on Wall Street, sending shares in the struggling retailer GameStop skyrocketing… until they crashed back to earth.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content warning:</strong> strong language and mentions of suicide.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><ul><li>Caitlin McCabe, financial markets and retail trading reporter for the Wall Street Journal.</li><li>Richard Fletcher, business&nbsp;editor, The Times.</li><li>Simon Dixon, co-founder&nbsp;of&nbsp;Banktothefuture.com&nbsp;and an investment banker.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Host:&nbsp;Manveen Rana.</p><p><br></p><p>Clips used: WSJ, CNBC, CBS, Sky News, CNN, Bloomberg, Twitter, YouTube, Hollywood Life.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>