Wall Street titans lose billions to Reddit traders running amok

In a matter of weeks, two hedge-fund legends -- Steve Cohen and Dan Sundheim -- have suffered bruising losses as amateur traders banded together to take on some of the world’s most sophisticated investors.
Funds have lost billions because of a short position on GameStop. Picture: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Funds have lost billions because of a short position on GameStop. Picture: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

For once, Main Street is beating Wall Street.

In a matter of weeks, two hedge-fund legends -- Steve Cohen and Dan Sundheim -- have suffered bruising losses as amateur traders banded together to take on some of the world’s most sophisticated investors. 

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