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MPs call out Wall Street as GameStop stock skyrockets

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Jagmeet Singh spoke at a press conference Jan. 28 about the surge in GameStop's stock. He says there should be greater regulation of Wall Street funds and bankers and did not blame the day traders.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photo courtesy of Facebook

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BY ALICE CHEN

February 3, 2021

Hedge funds were the target of bipartisan criticism in the midst of a volatile week in the stock market. When questioned about GameStop’s stock price and its implications in a Jan. 28 press conference, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who serves Burnaby South, B.C., told Global News tha...

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