“No other brokerage as far as we know needed a billion-dollar bailout,” said one securities expert.

A recent report estimated that Detroit automakers alone could lose as much as $61 billion in revenue this year if the chip shortage continues.

There are fears that the GameStop frenzy is a sign of a larger bubble in the market.

“It will be many months for assistance to make its way across the country to households who are behind on rent.”

“We will act to protect retail investors when the facts demonstrate abusive or manipulative trading activity that is prohibited by the federal securities laws,” the SEC said in a release.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev told CNBC that tapping the credit lines was a proactive measure and denied it was because of a liquidity issue.

GM launched its first long-range electric car, the Chevy Bolt, in 2016.

Furious Robinhood users said that they were unable to transfer funds to their bank account or to other trading platforms.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that “it’s really something to see Wall Streeters” who treat “our economy as a casino” complain.

“We’ve learned just how precarious so many jobs were.”