The fake profiles also consist of links to the fake stock trading group. “Verify the identity of an unknown person before initiating any financial transactions,” added PIB FactCheck in the post.

The challenge involves giving them $1 million in fake money to invest in the stock market. The Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge is not Wall Street, but to these kids, it may as well be.

Similarly, in 2015, Avon Products saw its stock surge by 20% after scammers filed a bogus SEC document claiming a takeover bid by a nonexistent firm. These incidents aren't isolated. In January ...

The market dramatically began to rally around 10:15 a.m. after an X user who goes by the name Walter Bloomberg posted that the White House was considering a 90-day pause on tariffs after watching ...

Stock Market Surge Evaporates As Headline Roulette Plagues Traders; 'Fake News,' White House Says, In Response To 90-Day Tariff Pause ...

Pumped, dumped and chumped: “Fake news” on tariffs causes stock market whiplash A single post from a verified account on X caused the market to surge and then fall within minutes ...

For all the volatility, the stock market finished the day about flat. Here's where indexes stood at the 4 p.m. market close on Monday: S&P 500: 5,062.25, down 0.23%.

China's securities watchdog will step up monitoring fake information in the stock market and work with the police and cyberspace regulators to crack down on those who disseminate false news, which ...

Navi Mumbai: A 62-year-old resident of Navi Mumbai has reportedly fallen victim to a cyber fraud, losing Rs 73.72 lakh after ...

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