** Shares in Clubhouse Media CMGR.PK were up 14.2% on Thursday
after spiking higher while CNBC discussed a privately owned
social media company with a similar name
** Shares in Clubhouse Media, a social media branding
company that owns scenic Southern California mansions that house
social media influencers, saw a volume spike and a swift price
increase while CNBC discussed a audio-based social media app
Clubhouse in a television segment
** After rising as much as 38% earlier in the session CMGR
shares last traded at $13.55 after rising as high as $16.38 in
afternoon trading.
** The Clubhouse app CNBC was discussing raised $100 million
at a $1 billion valuation in January from investors including
venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, less than a year after
launching, according to a Wall Street Journal report https://www.wsj.com/articles/clubhouse-and-social-audio-apps-are-having-a-momentis-it-all-talk-11613039404?mod=hp_lead_pos13
published earlier in the day.
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