PBS News Hour

'Small army' of online investors drives stock market frenzy

Part of Wednesday's market frenzy was not just a plunge due to the concerns over the pandemic. There's been major tumult in recent days as individual investors and young day traders upend the market and send prices of a few struggling companies soaring. Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-anchor for CNBC'S Squawk Box and a New York Times columnist, joins William Brangham to discuss.

'Small army' of online investors drives stock market frenzy

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