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How is what WallStreetBets did differently from what hedge funds normally do? (GameStop is market manipulation vs. hedge fund billionaires shorting a stock is just an investment strategy.)

Microeconomics: Principles & Policy

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Author:William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, John L. Solow

Publisher:William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, John L. Solow

Chapter9: The Financial Markets And The Economy: The Tail That Wags The Dog

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