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By now most people, even those vaguely tuned into finances, have heard the phrase "meme stock." But if you're just catching up, here are some basics.
Amid this week's speculative frenzy in a handful of meme stocks, we asked AI what to look for when trying to pick the next candidate to go parabolic.
Small investors piled into Kohl's Tuesday and sent shares flying upwards as the department store retailer became the latest business caught up in a stock market frenzy.
Investors are again turning to meme stocks in the hopes of scoring quick gains. The latest beaten down companies to see a share price revival are Krispy Kreme, GoPro and Beyond Meat.
Bursts of euphoric trading are often bullish for near-term returns, but rapid surges in speculation also raise the risk of a pullback, Goldman said.
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Steve Quirk, Robinhood chief brokerage officer, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the resurgence in meme stocks, meme stock trading trends, and more.
WallStreetBets, the infamous subreddit credited with helping to spawn the meme-stock phenomenon, is giving its regular readers a taste of what it was like during the trend’s heyday in early 2021.
It seems meme stocks are back, and this time, the latest craze was sparked—somewhat accidentally—by a Canadian hedge fund manager named Eric Jackson.