Bøker av Rob Smat

When California\u2019s local and state governments enacted sweeping COVID pandemic restrictions, San Diego wedding planner Amy Ulkutekin found herself forced to fight for the survival of both her industry and her own small business. A need for social impact quickly developed into political action, bringing her to the steps of California\u2019s state capitol, followed by hundreds of protestors, all dressed for a wedding. While many accounts will be written about the year 2020, most of which will discuss COVID and its lasting impact on society, The Wedding March presents a unique microcosm of the struggle endured by both a specific sect of the population as well as the United States at large. Small business owners (like this book\u2019s subject) and individuals alike battled wars of attrition against governments, corporations, and healthcare behemoths. This book is the triumphant true story of one such business owner faced with the threat of financial ruin.

Prepare yourself for the ultimate exposé of the retail trading revolution. The sea shanties, YOLOs, and red bandanas were just the beginning. Did you know Robinhood didn't actually initiate the infamous trading halt? Or why Redditors refer to 2021 as the "sneeze" rather than the squeeze? And what if I told you that some shares in your brokerage account might be counterfeits? If not, buckle up. Witness firsthand the real and utterly ludicrous hivemind that brought Wall Street to its knees in January 2021, and discover why GameStop was only the beginning of an even more unprecedented retail contagion--one that will challenge everything you think you know about our markets all over again. If the meme mania of 2021 drew blood from Wall Street, what follows is the Shakespearean realization that Reddit's blade was, in fact, poisoned. In a digital world where information is frequently deleted, revised, and buried, accurately piecing together events is nearly impossible. While other authors and journalists have understandably struggled, Rob Smat offers a clear and unfiltered account, having witnessed every twist of the GameStop phenomenon firsthand. Power to the Players is as much an unabridged history of the GameStop "sneeze" as it is a roadmap of how retail traders regrouped when everyone else thought the story had ended in calamity. The truest of diamond hands never sold, and their power has only grown stronger since. Before, Redditors were merely a nuisance to the status quo. Now, they're poised to upend it completely.