“HNHI is the stock symbol for TVG there launching 15 different products. they are no joke get in now,” went one promotional tweet from the rapper. As the Twitter hype (Twype?) wore off, the stock fell from 39 cents to 30 cents a share on Tuesday and a further 4 cents Wednesday morning, meaning 50 Cent gave back just over 290 million cents ($2.9 million dollars).

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