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How Reddit users brought customers to a struggling Sacramento business amid COVID-19 pandemic Jodette Johnson, the owner of Jodette's Boutique and Belly Dancing Academy, wrote a letter pleading for help to keep her business alive. One Reddit user took notice. Author: Van Tieu (ABC10) Updated: 10:15 PM PDT April 13, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One Sacramento business owner posted a letter to the window of her midtown boutique and belly dancing school, a business and passion she has held for over 30 years. The letter pleaded for help to keep her business open ami...

GameStop shares slump as it plans $1bn post-rally stock sale A GameStop store on March 10, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) GameStop shares slump more than eight per cent at the US open today after the video game retailer said it may sell up to $1bn worth of stock as it takes advantage of a dizzying rally in its shares this year on the back of a Reddit-driven retail trading frenzy. Shares in GameStop this afternoon recovered somewhat but were down 7.2 per cent at $180. The company said it would sell up to 3.5m shares and use the proce...

IG Group suspends leveraged bets in 900 shares Britain’s oldest spread-betting firm has stopped offering margin trading on 900 shares, the Financial Times reported. Some of the London-listed shares affected include Saga, Mulberry and Hikma Pharmaceuticals. IG said the move involved less than 8 per cent of the leveraged equities it had been offering and does not affect the shares its customers can trade through its stockbroking service. The boom in trading since the start of the pandemic has raised concerns in some quarters than unsophisticated traders will suffer big losses...

This week **Will Facebook regret going nuclear in Australia? **Arm’s getting chippy Media Moment of the Week: A jumbo jab mix-up When Liam Thorp received a text inviting him for his first Covid jab he was confused, given the healthy 32-year-old is pretty low down the priority list. After calling his GP for clarification, it was soon established that doctors had Thorp’s height down as 6.2cm instead of 6”2, giving him a rather unflattering BMI of 28,000. Had it been anyone else, this would likely have been nothing more than an amusing anecdote for whenever we’re allowed back in pubs. As...

Screenshot: Will Facebook regret going nuclear in Australia? James Warrington **Will Facebook regret going nuclear in Australia? **Arm’s getting chippy Media Moment of the Week: A jumbo jab mix-up When Liam Thorp received a text inviting him for his first Covid jab he was confused, given the healthy 32-year-old is pretty low down the priority list. After calling his GP for clarification, it was soon established that doctors had Thorp’s height down as 6.2cm instead of 6”2, giving him a rather unflattering BMI of 28,000. Had it been anyone else, this would likely have been...