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TheStreet’s Conway Gittens brings you the biggest news of the day, including what investors are watching and what’s fueling another meme stock craze.

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00:00 I'm Conway Gittins reporting from the New York Stock Exchange.
00:02 Here's what we're watching on the street today.
00:04 The Dow snapped its longest bullish streak since December, ending a rally that stretched
00:09 for eight days in a row.
00:11 The S&P 500 finished slightly lower, while the Nasdaq managed to eke out a gain.
00:17 Investors have turned cautious ahead of key inflation data due Wednesday.
00:21 The inflation update could provide clues on how soon the Federal Reserve can start lowering
00:26 interest rates.
00:28 In other news, the meme stock craze of the pandemic made an encore.
00:32 Shares of GameStop soared on nothing more than a social media post by retail investor
00:37 Keith Gill, better known by his online alias, Roaring Kitty.
00:42 This was his first post in three years.
00:44 Gill is credited for kicking off the meme craze back in 2021.
00:49 The post on his verified ex-account was an image suggesting someone sit up and pay attention.
00:55 There were no words and no mention of any stock, but that did not stop investors from
00:59 interpreting what they think he meant.
01:02 Shares of GameStop surged 74 percent to close the day at $30.45.
01:08 Trading in the stock was so volatile it had to be halted several times on the New York
01:12 Stock Exchange.
01:13 AMC, another meme stock, jumped 78 percent.
01:18 In addition to GameStop's stock getting a huge bump, a cryptocurrency that uses GameStop's
01:23 name, logo and ticker was also up more than 1,400 percent on the day.
01:29 However, the coin has no connection to the company itself.
01:34 But analysts were quick to point out the disconnect between GameStop the stock and GameStop the
01:40 company.
01:41 The gaming retailer has lost money nearly every quarter over the past three years.
01:47 That'll do it for your daily briefing.
01:49 From the New York Stock Exchange, I'm Conway Gittens with The Street.
01:52 Thanks for watching.
01:52 For more information visit www.street.com.

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