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Roaring Kitty Emerges With Christmas Gift for GameStop

Tweet from Keith Gill featuring graphic of a wrapped present boosts meme stock around 6%

(Newser) - There's nothing too unusual about seeing a gift box emoji or graphic on social media around the holidays. Roaring Kitty's Christmas morning post , however, showing off a simple red, green, and gold-wrapped package, sent shares of the GameStop meme stock on an upward trajectory. Quartz notes it's...

Roaring Kitty's Cryptic Dog Post Foreshadowed a Big Trade

SEC filing indicates Keith Gill is now Chewy's 3rd biggest shareholder

(Newser) - The image of a cartoon dog he posted Thursday was a clue. Monday brought the confirmation. Meme stock trader "Roaring Kitty" has taken a leading stake in online pet retailer Chewy, per an SEC filing. CNBC reports Roaring Kitty, born Keith Gill, purchased just north of 9 million shares;...

'Meme-Stock Folk Hero' Is Rattling Markets Again

GameStop is up nearly 90% in premarket trading on speculation Keith Gill took a huge position

(Newser) - A man described as a "meme-stock folk hero" by the Wall Street Journal appears to be jolting the markets in a big way again. Shares of meme stock GameStop were soaring before the open of Monday's market on speculation that Keith Gill—aka "Roaring Kitty" on social...

Man at Center of Stock Craze Resurfaces

'Meme stocks' including GameStop surged after Roaring Kitty appeared online

(Newser) - The man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze appeared online for the first time in three years, sending the prices of those quirky and volatile stocks sharply higher Monday. Keith Gill, better known as "Roaring Kitty," posted an image Sunday of a man sitting forward...

Tupperware Becomes the Latest Meme Stock
Tupperware Stock's
Wild Ride Continues
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Aug 2, 2023 7:55 AM CDT

Tupperware Stock's Wild Ride Continues

Shares have surged 768% in 2 weeks

(Newser) - What will Wednesday have in store for TUP? If the very recent past is any indication, Tupperware shares could keep going higher. The latest meme stock finished up 26% Tuesday at $5.38. The Wall Street Journal reports that's the highest the stock has been since November, with Quartz...

20-Year-Old Makes $110M on Bed Bath & Beyond Stock
20-Year-Old Makes $110M
on Bed Bath & Beyond Stock
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Aug 21, 2022 4:45 PM CDT

20-Year-Old Makes $110M on Bed Bath & Beyond Stock

Jake Freeman is a student at USC

(Newser) - A 20-year-old USC student did a little stock trading over the summer—and banked about $110 million for his trouble. Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal that Jake Freeman made the mind-boggling profit solely from his purchase and subsequent sale of Bed Bath & Beyond stock, reports MarketWatch...

'Meme Stocks' Take a Hit in Erratic Trading
'Meme Stocks'
Take a Hit in 
Erratic Trading
MARKETS
Jun 9, 2021 3:56 PM CDT

'Meme Stocks' Take a Hit in Erratic Trading

Wendy's gave up half of its Tuesday gains

(Newser) - Stocks gave up an early gain and turned lower in the last half-hour of trading Wednesday, leaving major indexes with modest losses. The S&P 500 lost 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq held up somewhat better, ending down just 0....

Investors Eye New Batch of 'Meme Stocks'
Wendy's Is Among the
Newest 'Meme Stocks'
MARKETS
Jun 8, 2021 3:35 PM CDT

Wendy's Is Among the Newest 'Meme Stocks'

Shares jumped 24.9% Tuesday

(Newser) - Major indexes closed mostly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, thanks largely to gains in a handful of Big Tech companies. Small-company stocks continued to outpace the rest of the market, while investors’ attention turned to huge gains in a new batch of "meme" stocks favored by online investors, including...

As Stock Surges, AMC Offers Investors Free Popcorn
AMC Embraces 'Meme Stock'
Status—With Free Popcorn
THE RUNDOWN
Jun 3, 2021 8:30 AM CDT

AMC Embraces 'Meme Stock' Status—With Free Popcorn

'Investor Connect' program offers them free popcorn

(Newser) - Four months after GameStop's wild ride rocked Wall Street , so-called "meme stocks" are making waves again—especially AMC Entertainment. The movie theater company's share price almost doubled Wednesday, closing at a record high for the first time since 2015, and it is up 417.8% since May...

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