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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to get the latest stories in hedge funds, PE, fintech, and banking — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was "monitoring the situation" around the GameStop-related changes in the stock market."Our team, our economic team, including Secretary Yellen and others, are monitoring the situation," Psaki said at a press conference. "It's a good reminder though that the stock market isn't the only measure of the health of our economy. It doesn't reflect how middle- and working-class families are doing."Yellen, the first female Treasury secretary, said her department's team was typically the unit tasked with fielding questions pertaining to the US stock market.&nbsp;You can watch the video, which was posted by Bloomberg, below.—Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) The White House declined to comment further to Insider.Psaki's comment was made in response to a reporter's question regarding concerns about the stock market, which has been reeling from a frenzy fueled by a group of Redditors. A appears to be behind the skyrocketing of GameStop's stock, which has in recent weeks, Insider's Ben Gilbert reported.The Redditors collectively decided to buy more of GameStop's stock after experts had been predicting the company, which had been struggling in 2019, was doomed. GameStop, whose business model revolves around the dying industry of selling physical video-game discs, has been somewhat saved during the pandemic as people have sought entertainment in their homes.Amid the hullabaloo, the for a brief time Wednesday morning. Vanguard, TD Ameritrade, and Charles Schwab's , with thousands of users reporting issues on Downdetector. TD Ameritrade told Insider the issues were "due to heavy volume."Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingIt indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to get the latest stories in hedge funds, PE, fintech, and banking — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was "monitoring the situation" around the GameStop-related changes in the stock market."Our team, our economic team, including Secretary Yellen and others,...

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