Yellen, regulators say market withstood pressure from GameStop surge
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-02-05T16:59:00
A key meeting of regulators has determined the recent spike caused by Reddit users for normally tame stocks like GameStop and AMC Entertainment has not had a significant impact on the market, which Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen termed “resilient.”
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