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. Its 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 actually drove
Highs. Coming up a busy news day, and a series of big interviews as well. The ceo of gap, jonah snngal, her first interview since taking the job in march talking about the post covid lavin escape and the partnership with kanye west. Plus we have patrick frisk with his partnership with steph curry. We will discuss the fierce competent anything footwear. And salesforces deal to buy slack is expected to be announced today after the bell we should get those details. And sales details also out after the close. Looking forward to that. Slack up a little bit today. Lets get to the Market Action mike santoli is tracking it. As stocks moving higher but off the highs of the session. For three weeks they have been mostly sideways around the recent highs right now we are a little less than 1 above the intraday high from november 9th. Est that was the day the election was called. Then you had the vaccine from pfizer that was right in here intraday high. At a record. 67 above the march 23rd low righ
Good morning and welcome to the november 16, 2020, meeting of the rules committee. With me is vice chair Catherine Stefani and supervisor victor mar. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. [agenda item rea supervisor ronen thank you, mr. Clerk. Can you please read items number 1 and 2 together. Clerk yes. Item number 1 is a motion approving or rejecting the mayors nomination for the reappointment of mark dunlop to the Treasure Island Development Authority board of directors for a term ending february 26, 2024. Item 2 is a motion approving or rejecting the mayors nomination for the appointment of Julia Prochnik to the Treasure Island Development Authority board of directors, for a term ending february 26, 2021. Supervisor ronen thank you. And i just would like everyone to know that mr. Dunlop is not here because hes not feeling well. Normally, i would ask that the item be continued, but i think it would be okay to hear this today. I would call tyra funnell in case she wan
All right, this meeting will come to order. Welcome to the november 13th, regularly scheduled meeting of the joint city, School District, and city college select committee. Im supervisor haney, chair of the committee. Our clerk today is erica major. Madam clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes, due to the covid19 health emergency, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and room are closed. Members will be participating in the meeting reportedly. This is taken pure pursuant to the state and local directives. Members will participate in the committee as in the same extent as physically present. Depending on your provider, cable channel 26 or 78 or 99 or sfgov. Org are streaming the call in number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed 2 minutes to speak. You can call the number 4156550001, access code 1464148285. Press pound and pound after you enter the meeting i. D. When connected you will hear the meeting discussions and you will be muted in listening mode only. Whe
All right, president brandon . Clerk [roll call] president brandon next item, please. Clerk item number 6, the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Clerk item number 7 is announcements. Be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comments on each agenda item unless the Port Commission has a shorter period on any item. During the Public Comment period, they will use a phone to register their desire for Public Comment. Audio prompts will signal to dial in participants when your audio input is enabled for commenting. Please dial in when the item that you wish to comment on is announced. And note that if youre watching this meeting on sfgovtv streaming on the internet, there is a broadcasting delay. So when the item that you want to comment on is announced, dial 1 415 6550001. And then in