can social media affect the stock market

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton demonstrated exactly how social media affects the market last week when her vitriolic tweet sent the biotech sector into an 8% tailspin.

These days, a post or a picture on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter can have a massive impact on U.S. markets.

We've got four more memorable examples of times when social media buzz has blown up a stock - or entire markets - for better or for worse...