Silver surges, AMC ticks up and GameStop falls as retail investors shake up markets
Silver surges, AMC ticks up and GameStop falls as retail investors shake up markets © Alexander Spatari/Getty Images Retail investors continue to upend financial markets this week, sending silver prices higher and adding more volatility to Reddit-backed stocks such as GameStop and AMC Theaters. Silver futures were up more than 9% by midday Monday, and many news outlets linked the sharp uptick to the Reddit page r/wallstreetbets that has been shaking up Wall Street over the past week.MORE: Robinhood abruptly restricts transactions for GameStop stock Some of the top posts on the Reddit fo...