LIVE MARKETS Pelosi discloses new trades in Apple, Disney

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has disclosed a new batch of equities trades in companies, including $Apple (AAPL.US)$ and $Disney (DIS.US)$ .

In her newest periodic transaction report, the senior Democrat disclosed that her husband, financier Paul Pelosi, on Jan. 21 exercised call options to buy shares of Apple, Walt Disney and $PayPal (PYPL.US)$ for a combined $2.9 million, based on the options' strike prices. He also invested between $250,000 and $500,000 in asset management firm $AllianceBernstein Holding (AB.US)$

Investors on social media platforms including Twitter, Reddit, Youtube and TikTok have increasingly scrutinized Pelosi's trade disclosures in recent months, believing her position as House Speaker gives her an edge.