Reddit-Fueled Traders Trigger Volatility Halts Across Market

  • About 44 circuit-breaker halts triggered in first two hours
  • Robinhood and Schwab were brokers hit by service disruption
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About 44 circuit-breaker halts were triggered in the first two hours of trading Wednesday amid the rapid ascension of amateur investors armed with Robinhood and their favorite social media platforms.

From cult-favorite GameStop Corp. to stereo headphone and loudspeaker retailerBloomberg Terminal Koss Corp., trading volume soared as gains and losses fluctuated by the minute.