Wall Street’s GameStop bug may have mutated; silver surges

NEW YORK (AP) — The erratic trading in shares of underdog companies like GameStop that turned markets combustible last week appears to have migrated to commodities, sending silver prices surging to an eight-year high. Silver futures jumped almost 12% on Monday to over $30 per ounce following strong gains over the weekend. Shares of Hecla Mining spiked 21.8%. On Twitter, hash-tag silversqueeze began to trend as just the latest anomaly to emerge from the “WallStreetBets” forum on