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Re:Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberr... by andruby on Friday January 29, 2021 @04:33AM (#25955608)
Afaik it used to be popular in the 70s and 80s. It’s sometimes called “Corporate Raid” [0]. In the movie Wall Street, Gordon Gecko wants to buy the airline to sell it for parts.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_raid#History

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