![(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 15, 2019 people pass a GameStop store in lower Manhattan in New York City. G GameStop continued its wild Wall Street ride on January 25, 2021 with a dizzying climb seemingly powered by online chatter about the struggling video game retailer with a devoted fan base.
GameStop shares were up 70 percent at one point in morning trades, after ending last week with a surge in price and rocketing some 800 percent in the past three months.
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Gamestop shares plunged 29 per cent in early trading on Monday as data showed short sellers have been forced to cover their positions AFP
Gamestop shares plunged 29 per cent in early trading on Monday as data showed short sellers have been forced to cover their positions AFP
Wallstreetbets: How a Reddit revolt backed Gamestop against hedge funds
Retail traders caused the stock of the US video game retailer to surge and burned hedge funds that had sold the stocks short
Bloomberg
30 January, 2021