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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday March 14 2021, @02:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the who-will-be-holding-shares-when-the-game-stops? dept.

GameStop shares rise, fall and rise again in roller-coaster day of trading:

GameStop shares spiked Wednesday, reaching $348 apiece, only to come crashing down to $172 each early in the afternoon, causing multiple halts in trading of the stock due to volatility. Stocks then moved back up and ended the day at $265[*], a 7% increase for the day.

The past two days were a buying frenzy for the video game retailer's stock since Monday, when it was $136. That surge coincided with a lift to the entire stock market after Saturday's passage of the COVID relief bill in the Senate, as well as with an announcement that the video game retailer is developing a new e-commerce strategy, with Chewy.com founder Ryan Cohen heading that effort.

Cohen, who made a large investment in GameStop last year, will lead a committee seeking to transform GameStop a "technology business," the company said in a press release Monday.

GameStop shares skyrocketed from less than $20 in early January to more than $480 at the end of January thanks to a massive push by traders on the Reddit forum r/WallStreetBets. The stock price has dropped dramatically since then.

Price quote on Yahoo!

Also at BBC

Previously:
The Complete Moron's Guide to GameStop's Stock Roller Coaster
Console Options Without Disc Drives Could be GameStop's Final Death Knell
Web Site thinkgeek.com Moving in with Parent Company GameStop
GameStop Heading Towards Possible Doom
GameStop Posts Massive Loss as Pre-Owned Game Sales Plummet
GameStop's Future in Question after Failing to Secure Buyout


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  • (Score: 0, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 14 2021, @04:57PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 14 2021, @04:57PM (#1124084)

    Bit COIN is a fraudulant never existed so-called digital currency except for a few sample coins years ago.

    There are no coins, only COIN.

    I cry on the right shoulder of g-d for anyone who ever had this COIN.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 14 2021, @06:14PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 14 2021, @06:14PM (#1124114)

    Hey, take it east, mods. Someone triggered by pointing out facts about bit COIN?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 14 2021, @09:08PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 14 2021, @09:08PM (#1124160)

      Hey, take it Yeast, mods. Someone triggered by pointing out facts about bit COIN?

      You made a typo. FTFY.

    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday March 15 2021, @01:57PM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday March 15 2021, @01:57PM (#1124412) Journal
      I imagine they're more likely to be triggered by people making stupid statements. That it happens to be about Bitcoin is by your choice.