The case has no equivalent.

In recent days, Internet users have targeted the action of the company

GameStop

, a video game seller in financial difficulty, the parent company of Micromania in France.

The investment funds had bet on the fall of the title but the net surfers made it fly, cashing in the passage a lot of money.

The stock went from $ 17 at the start of January to $ 325 at the end of the month.

Who are these Internet users who attack investment funds?

What are their motivations?

Who and why is the matter of concern?

Answers in this decryption. 

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