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May 2024
19m 29s

Did ‘Roaring Kitty’ Just Spark a Meme St...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
About this episode

Meme stocks took off last week after an unexpected tweet appeared from “Roaring Kitty,” a social media account associated with former financial consultant Keith Gill. He's credited with igniting the meme stock movement in 2021. WSJ’s Jon Sindreu explains the re-emergence of Roaring Kitty and what it means for the meme stock movement.


Further Reading:

- ‘Roaring Kitty’ Came Out of Hibernation. Is the Meme Stock Craze Bac k?

- Is Roaring Kitty the Internet’s Warren Buffett? 


Further Listening:

- To the Moon 

- Donald Trump’s Meme Stock Moment 


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