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How to watch today’s GameStop, Robinhood hearing in Congress live
advertisement advertisement advertisement If you can’t wait to see the four movies, one documentary, and two television shows about the GameStop and Robinhood drama that dominated much of the financial news cycle in January, there’s some good news: You can watch the real-time drama play out live today. advertisement That’s because the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services is holding a virtual hearing on the saga today. Titled Game Stopped? Who Wins and Loses When Short Sellers, Social Media, and Retail Investors Collide , the hearing is a who’s who of the players involved in the GameStop-Robinhood drama that you know everyone attached to any of the Hollywood development deals will be watching in earnest to get ideas for story beats. The committee hearing will be lead by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and feature the following witnesses: Vlad Tenev, CEO, Robinhood Markets Kenneth C. Griffin, CEO, Citadel Gabriel Plotkin, … [Read more...] about How to watch today’s GameStop, Robinhood hearing in Congress live
How Disney Plus is winning by ripping up the streaming playbook
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