Five years after the GameStop mania, retail investors have become a force Wall Street can’t ignore

Keith Gill, a Reddit user credited with inspiring GameStop's rally, during a YouTube livestream arranged on a laptop at the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 2024.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFive years after a band of online traders sent GameStop skyrocketing and upended Wall Street's assumptions about "dumb money," the influence of retail investors has proven more durable and long-lasting than many expected.What began as a dramatic short squeeze in early 2021 has evolved into a persistent forc ...