Explainer: How meme stock darling AMC’s new preferred shares work
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC.N), the movie theater operator that investors have turned into a meme stock, completed the listing of its new preferred shares on Monday, setting the stage for a potential capital raise.
Analysis: U.S. stock rally defies economic unease
As a stunning rebound in U.S. stocks charges on, investors are questioning how long the surge can continue in the face of a hawkish Federal Reserve, warnings of recession from the bond market and geopolitical uncertainty.
Meme stock hangover: a year after GameStop, traders face gloomier markets
The mood has shifted dramatically a year since a spectacular rally in shares of GameStop (GME.N) captivated Wall Street, launching a mania for so-called meme stocks and putting the spotlight on retail investors as a force to be reckoned with in markets.
Robinhood shares surge 50%, as investors scoop up ‘the meme of memes’
Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O)rose more than 50% on Wednesday during a wild trading session as investors scooped up shares after its underwhelming stock market debut last week.
AMC, GameStop shares fall to half of their June peaks
Shares of cinema operator AMC Entertainment (AMC.N) and video game retailer GameStop Corp (GME.N) fell sharply on Wednesday and were both trading below half their recent peak prices, testing the fortitude of the stocks’ retail shareholders.
As meme stock momentum fades, AMC, GameStop fall
Shares in so-called meme stocks with a following among retail investors lost ground on Wednesday, with AMC Entertainment (AMC.N) shares down 8.1%, on track for their fourth straight day of declines, and GameStop Corp (GME.N) falling 4.9%.
Boom, bust and bewildered: Bitcoin’s year so far
If you’re a bitcoin investor, your nerves may have taken quite a pounding in 2021
Fast and furious first half of 2021 keeps financial markets at full throttle
After the unprecedented pandemic-driven swings in global financial markets last year 2021 was never going to be dull, and so it has proved.
Alfi Inc shares set to fall from record highs, ‘meme stock’ Torchlight sinks
Shares of software firm Alfi Inc (ALF.O) fell 10% in early deals on Wednesday after more than doubling in value in the previous session, in a move evocative of the so-called “meme stock” frenzy that has gripped equity markets this year.
‘Meme’ stock prices may not properly reflect demand -NYSE president
The prices of so-called meme stocks may be distorted because the majority of trades in those names are executed away from public exchanges where share price formation occurs, the head of the New York Stock Exchange said on Wednesday.
