ONLINE MOB DRIVES 6,000% RALLY IN AST
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AST SpaceMobile, a satellite networking company, has surged 6,000% over 22 months, fueled by SpaceMob, an online community of roughly 50,000 investors. The rally mirrors meme-stock dynamics, driven largely by a stock guru known as the Kook.
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