Gamestop

• GameStop stock soars as ‘Roaring Kitty’ reveals US$116M bet

  GameStop shares surged Monday after "Roaring Kitty" Keith Gill returned to Reddit with a post showing a US$116 million bet on the embattled videogame retailer.

  Money

  Jun 3, 2024
  
• GameStop stock soars after ‘Roaring Kitty’ who drove meme frenzy resurfaces

  GameStop shares soared Monday after "Roaring Kitty," a former marketer at an insurance firm credited with sparking the 2021 meme stock rally, returned to X.com.

  Money

  May 13, 2024
  
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• ‘Dumb Money’ director Craig Gillespie talks GameStop, memes and music

  Craig Gillespie's 'Dumb Money' sees Paul Dano and Seth Rogen battle it out over GameStop stock in a meme-filled movie.

  Entertainment

  Sep 22, 2023
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• GameStop to rebrand EB Games stores in Canada by end of 2021

  GameStop had acquired EB Games' owner Electronic Boutique Holdings Corp in 2005 for more than $1 billion.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2021
• GameStop names former Amazon exec as CEO, says it may sell shares

  In a quarterly report that was stronger than analysts forecast, GameStop said it may sell up to 5 million new shares.

  Consumer

  Jun 9, 2021
• GameStop names Amazon executive as chief growth officer as company shakeup continues

  The company's shares, which were at the heart of a Reddit-driven retail trading frenzy early this year, rose nearly 5 per cent in pre-market trading.

  World

  Mar 30, 2021
• GameStop shares double after weeks of tumbles, even puzzling Reddit investors

  Shares in the troubled video game company more than doubled Wednesday to $91.71 apiece, the stock's best day since Jan. 27, when it was going for $347.51 a share.

  Money

  Feb 24, 2021
• Canadians opened 2.3 million DIY investing accounts in 2020. Should you?

  With more and more people deciding to take their investment portfolios into their own hands, regulators worry about inexperienced investors 'betting the farm' and losing.

  Money

  Feb 11, 2021
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• Reddit posts drive cannabis stocks to record high

  Shares of other cannabis producers have also surged to record levels amid a wave of legalization in major U.S. states and the Democratic party's promise to decriminalize the plant.

  Economy

  Feb 10, 2021
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• How WallStreetBets is disrupting financial markets — and possibly permanently

  The beliefs and behaviours of this new breed of retail investor are a far cry from those of typical stock market investors, says Pierre-Yann Dolbec of Concordia University.

  Commentary

  Feb 6, 2021