we start with an epic battle raging on wall street that has seen small time amateur investors take on the titans of the hedge fund industry. it s all centred around this company the struggling us computer game retailer gamestop. it shares have soared at much as 1700% after a group of private investors used online forums to drive up their price. and that has raised serious questions about how financial markets operate in the era of social media, as paul hawkins reports. this is a story of david versus goliath, of the amateur online investor beating the big traditional wall street traders. at the centre of it, gamestop, a struggling american retailer selling dvds and video games. a number of the wall street traders picked up on its problems and bet money that its share price would fall, known in the business as shorting a stock. only for this particular stock, amateur investors swapping tips on the social media site reddit saw it as an opportunity. they bought shares, which a
people are looking for their children, and it is so unfair. they should not have happened, it is 2017. it is notting hill, and is devastating. it really is. sorry. good afternoon from west london. we are in the shadow of what is left of the grenfell tower block. we still see the fire brigade training their houses on the lower part of their houses on the lower part of the building. the fire brigade says it could take on several weeks before their work here is done. currently, the death toll is standing at 17. it rose from 12, which is what it was overnight. the emergency services are warning it is likely to go higher. there are many people unaccounted for, had many relatives and friends of loved ones are still very distressed as they search for their missing loved ones. the number of people being treated is currently 37, and 17 are in critical care. our correspondent, richard lister, reports now on the latest. the smoke blackened ruin was still smouldering this morning. it too
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