The volatility of stock market trading has made global headlines over
the past couple of weeks thanks to the frenzy surrounding a US video
games retailer. It’sa dizzying yarn
<https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/29/investing/wallstreetbets-reddit-culture/index.html>of
Reddit vigilantes taking coordinated action to bankrupt hedge funds that
were short selling GameStop stocks, resulting in rollercoaster share
prices, trading restrictions and US congressional hearings. It provides
a stark illustration of the absurdity of the stock market, and yet, late
last year, the US state of California decided to allow water to become a
tradable commodity.
https://www.equaltimes.org/water-futures-the-latest?lang=en#.YCp2gRNKg_X
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