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Jun 2024
15m 24s

‘Degen’ Traders Take on Wall Street

The Wall Street Journal
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A.M. Edition for June 11. Risky trades are roaring in popularity, driven by amateur investors piling into meme stocks and long-shot bets. The WSJ’s Hannah Miao says these self-proclaimed degenerate traders have Wall Street paying attention. Plus, derivatives regulator Christy Goldsmith Romero emerges as the White House’s top pick to head the FDIC. And, one prison in Brazil trades guard dogs for geese—with great success. Luke Vargas hosts.


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