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Reddit Day Trader Army Fattens Fortunes of World’s Super-Rich

The Reddit-led hunt for heavily shorted stocks is adding billions to the wealth of some of the world’s ultra-rich.Ellen Gordon, chief executive officer of Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., added more than $200 million to her fortune Wednesday after retail traders poured into the company’s stock, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, sending the candy maker’s shares to a record even as the broader market slumped.The wealth of Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin surged more than $450 million through h