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From Memes to Markets: How Retail Investors Are Rewriting the Rules of Volatility
In January 2021, shares of GameStop (GME) surged more than 1,500% in a matter of weeks, stunning Wall Street and capturing global attention. This dramatic rise was not driven by traditional financial fundamentals such as earnings or growth projections; it was fueled by millions of everyday investors coordinating through Reddit's WallStreetBets forum, armed with nothing more than smartphones and free brokerage accounts. For the first time at this scale, retail investors, indiv

Lochlan Kirk-Elliot
May 238 min read


The K-Shaped M&A Market: Why Big Firms Are Winning and Everyone Else Is Waiting
In 2025, the U.S. M&A market technically rebounded, but when you actually look at the numbers, almost all of that recovery came from just a few huge transactions. Megadeals worth $5 billion or more surged across tech, infrastructure, and large-scale industrial consolidation, while thousands of smaller companies were basically frozen out of the market. A lot of analysts have started calling this a K-shaped recovery, meaning that large, capital-rich firms are thriving while sma

Cameron Fiorella
May 219 min read
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