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AHH Stray News: 50 Cent Pump & Dump?, RZA's Movie, Wyclef, Pras Make Peace

(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent may come under the scrutiny of the SEC, after the rapper earned almost $8.7 million dollars by promoting the stock of a company he has a stake in. According to Fox News, the SEC could investigate 50 after he sent out a Tweet on Saturday (January 8th), encouraging his 3.8 million followers to buy shares in a H&H Imports, which trades under the symbol HNHI. The company owns TVGoods, which is marketing 50 Cent's new "Sleek" line of headphones. The rapper owns 30 million...(...

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21:00 on January 11 2011

50 Cent ramps his own stock on Twitter

Guardian Music — 50 Cent made $10m after suggesting to followers on Twitter they pile into a company he had a 12% stake inMove over Warren Buffett, there's a new stockpicker in town – a... more info
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23:04 on January 11 2011

50 Cent Tweet Makes Stock Price Soar

411 Mania — 50 beefs up his portfolio by $8.7 million with one tweet... more info
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02:06 on January 12 2011

50 Cent Makes Millions from Tweeting About a Stock

411 Mania — If only we all had the power 50 cent does.... more info
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21:50 on January 11 2011

How 50 Cent Made $8.7 Million In One Day!

Perez Hilton — Holy shiz! This is absolutely INSANE. 50 Cent reportedly pulled in a whopping $8.7 million yesterday, and all because he chatted up a penny stock company in which he's i... more info
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23:19 on January 12 2011

AHH Stray News: 50 Cent Pump & Dump?, RZA's Movie, Wyclef, Pras Make Peace

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) 50 Cent may come under the scrutiny of the SEC, after the rapper earned almost $8.7 million dollars by promoting the stock of a company he has a stake in... more info
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14:07 on January 12 2011

50 Cent Makes £5.5 Million By Sending A Tweet

MTV.co.uk News — 50 Cent has reportedly made an impressive £5.5 million in one day on Twitter, by telling his followers to invest in a company he owns shares in. The Baby By Me rapper, w... more info
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