Investors now get to see behind the scenes of newly public Reddit

May 7, 2024
Selling data to help train AI models is a big part of Reddit's plan to make money now that it's a public company.
Reddit went public on the New York Stock Exchange in March.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Will Reddit's IPO bet pay off?

May 7, 2024
We’ll get quarterly results from Reddit after the bell today, the first chance to see the company's earnings since its stock market debut back in March.
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Reddit will reserve about 8% of the shares it’ll be selling for users and moderators, alongside some board members and friends and family of employees.
Mario Tama/Getty Images

Reddit, Twitter and the [price] war on third-party developers

Jul 17, 2023
In a bid for new revenue streams, social media platforms risk alienating API makers, who are an integral part of the digital ecosystem.
Twitter and Reddit recently introduced new pricing schemes for third-party developers that use their platforms.
S3studio/Getty Images

Why is Reddit going dark?

Jun 13, 2023
More than 8,000 communities on Reddit are protesting API changes on the platform.
Reddit communities are going private to protest new fees from the website.

Reddit to start charging AI companies for data

Apr 19, 2023
Reddit threads are a big part of the diet of large language models like ChatGPT.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

AMC appeals to meme stock investors for its financial future

Aug 26, 2022
AMC sells APEs to tap into retail investors’ enthusiasm. Can it evolve beyond the meme?
Traders on the floor of New York Stock Exchange stare up at a screen that shows APE preferred share stock price.
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

For public good, not for profit.

Why “the house” always wins on Wall Street

Feb 8, 2022
In a new book, Wall Street Journal editor Spencer Jakab argues that the GameStop short squeeze did little to change power dynamics on Wall Street.
In a new book, Wall Street Journal editor Spencer Jakab argues that the GameStop short squeeze did little to change power dynamics on Wall Street.
Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images

How can a company like GameStop profit from stock price surges?

Feb 2, 2021
Companies can try to capitalize on a spike in stock prices by issuing new stock while the price is high.
Shares of GameStop, the original meme stock, have dropped again, though they’re still higher than they were in early 2021. 
Spencer Platt/Getty Images