Reuters ahead with news on U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen, GameStop saga

Reuters was first to report that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had sought and received an ethics waiver to call a meeting of top regulators to discuss market volatility driven by retail trading in shares of GameStop Corp, silver and other stocks favored on social media, because of speaking fees she was paid by a key player in the GameStop saga, hedge fund Citadel LLC. Yellen’s decision to seek the waiver followed a report by Reuters revealing how she may need permission to deal with matters involving the firm. Reuters was also the first to report that Yellen would hire David Lipton, former IMF economist, to be a senior adviser to Yellen.