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Stocks explained: What's going on with GameStop?

Chris Fox explains stocks, short-selling and what has been happening with GameStop shares.

There has been a lot of interest in the stock market this week after investors from the Reddit message board managed to give shares in GameStop a huge boost.

Here's a look back at the story so far, with an explanation of stocks, short-selling and what has been happening with GameStop.

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