Episode Overview
In January of this year, the US stock market experienced a bizarre event when GameStop, a seemingly outdated video game retailer, saw its stock prices soar to unprecedented heights. This unexpected surge resulted in significant financial losses for several hedge funds. The dramatic increase was orchestrated by a dedicated group of amateur investors online, many seeking to take revenge on Wall Street for the previous financial crisis. Chaos erupted in the markets. Was this truly a David versus Goliath scenario? And who emerged victorious? James Clayton interviews the investors who profited from trading in their bedrooms, the tech experts who watched in disbelief, and the hedge fund magnates now facing substantial losses.
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Season 15 Episodes 33
1.
California Burning
2.
New Orleans: The Year the Music Stopped
3.
Syria: A Family's Fight against the Virus
4.
Kenya’s Spy Queen
5.
Last Chance for Justice
6.
Morocco's YouTube Migrants
7.
Selling the Amazon
8.
Ischgl: The Superspreader Ski Resort
9.
GameStop to the Moon and Back
10.
Who Won the Karabakh War?
11.
Hong Kong Jimmy Lai's Last Stand
12.
Anarchy in the Amazon
14.
Myanmar: The Spring Revolution
15.
Nigeria's Retirement Hell
16.
Killing Hope: Targeted Attacks in Afghanistan
17.
Yazidi Women: Clearing Sinjar’s Mines
18.
Australia's Wildfire After the Fires
19.
Lockdown in London
20.
Nigeria's Kidnapped Children
21.
Mozambique: Escape from Palma
22.
The Battle for the South China Sea
23.
Finding Grace
24.
Return of the Taliban - Part One
25.
Return of the Taliban - Part Two
26.
Merkel's Germany
27.
Building My New Face
28.
The Battle for the Channel
29.
Lebanon on Life Support
30.
Shots Fired?
31.
Greece's Megafires
32.
Flooded: One Night in New York City
33.
Canada's Missing Children
34.
Barbados: Road to a Republic
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