Something for the weekend: This week’s five most-read stories on morningwire.eu February 3, 2023 A Reddit user called fatmummy, interest rates, vaccines, the ECB and an ignominiouss end to government-funded Tech Nation – here’s what Morning Wire readers most wanted to click on this week. One: How a saucepan broke the internet. If lockdown had you baking and prepping then this story would have piqued your interest. Houseproud, or [...]
Reddit confidentially files for IPO at valuation of up to $15bn December 16, 2021 Online message board operator Reddit has confidentially applied to the US securities regulator to go public in an IPO that could see it valued at more than $15bn. It comes after initial reports in September that the community-driven platform was plotting a listing in the US, and was seeking a valuation of at least $15bn [...]
The most popular source of investment ideas for Gen Y and Z? Social media November 17, 2021 A new survey has confirmed the trends we saw during the pandemic, when retail investing became part of the zeitgeist due to a combination of social isolation, boredom, spare cash and rapidly innovating fintechs. Over half (56 per cent) of 18-34 year olds in the UK who invest attribute their strategy to ideas published on [...]
Reddit seeks advisers for $15bn plus New York IPO September 2, 2021 Online message board operator Reddit is reportedly seeking to hire lawyers and investment bankers as advisers for a US IPO that could see it valued at more than $15bn. Reddit, the self-styled “front page of the internet”, was in the spotlight earlier this year when day traders on its forum sparked a huge rally in [...]
Screenshot: Can the City harness the power of the Netflix model? August 13, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Victoria Derbyshire’s heels hiccup **Can the City harness the power of the Netflix model? **The CMA goes for GIFs Media Moment of the Week: Victoria Derbyshire’s heels hiccup Late on Wednesday evening prolific BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire tweeted to say she’d be on air three times in a [...]
London vaccine race: NHS crackdown on clinics allowing second dose queue-jumping July 7, 2021 London vaccine race: NHS crackdown on clinics allowing second dose queue-jumping
Gamestop drops while Clover Health rises as rollercoaster ‘meme stocks’ continue June 10, 2021 GameStop shares fell 7.6 per cent this morning while Clover Health Investments (CLOV.O) jumped 5.9 per cent earlier today after soaring about 86 per cent earlier this week as retail traders on reddit turn their attention to new stocks to push up. GameStop announced the head of Amazon’s Australian business, Matt Furlong, as its new [...]
GameStop shares slump as it plans $1bn post-rally stock sale April 5, 2021 GameStop shares slump as it plans $1bn post-rally stock sale
Reddit appoints first chief financial officer amid IPO reports March 5, 2021 Reddit has appointed its first ever chief financial officer amid reports the company is considering a stock market float. The social media site, which has been at the centre of a recent retail trading frenzy, has tapped former Snap executive Drew Vollero to lead its finance team. Vollero, who was Snap’s first chief financial officer [...]
Reddit website goes down as Gamestop shares jump February 24, 2021 Reddit, the self-titled “front page of the internet”, crashed last night as shares in amateur trader favourite Gamestop climbed once again. The site, which is accessed by millions of people daily, went down at around 9pm on Wednesday. Shortly afterwards Reddit tweeted that it had identified the issue and its systems had recovered. It came [...]