Gamestop

IT company pays over €5m for Gamestop Ireland’s former HQ

Estuary House comprises high-spec industrial facility with office accommodation and extends to 41,290sq ft

Wed Oct 02 2024 - 05:45

Cult leader or canny investor? Doubts cloud Roaring Kitty’s GameStop bet

Online broker E*Trade is considering telling Keith Gill he can no longer use its platform over concerns about potential stock manipulation

Mon Jun 10 2024 - 05:00

Robert Kennedy, GameStop and the myth of rigged markets

Avoiding long-term investments due to misperceptions of rigged markets will make you poorer

Mon May 27 2024 - 06:00

Did Roaring Kitty manipulate the stock market?

Disgruntled investors who rode the meme stock wave reading a lot into every perceived signal

Sun May 19 2024 - 06:00

Meme stock mania is unlikely to last

Shares in GameStop and cinema chain AMC almost quadruple after Roaring Kitty tweets

Sat May 18 2024 - 06:00

Trump Media valuation is insane

Ex-president’s business looks a lot like a meme stock: wildly inflated and destined for collapse

Sat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00

Gamestop calls in liquidator, cementing Irish exit

Video game retailer announced closure of 35 stores in the Republic last year

Sun Dec 31 2023 - 11:28

GameStop’s closure of Irish business cost about €13m

Company incurred severance costs of €183,532 as 224 people lost their jobs when 35 stores closed

Mon Sept 25 2023 - 17:25

Dumb Money: GameStop short-squeeze film will have you shouting ‘Sell, for God’s sake!’ at the screen

Director Craig Gillespie was inspired by his own son’s involvement in the strange Covid-era financial phenomenon

Wed Sept 20 2023 - 05:00

Reddit-led meme stock gains evaporate

Short-selling hedge funds were right with betting on meme stocks being a losing bet

Tue Sept 12 2023 - 05:10

Is the dash for trash cause for investor concern?

Stocktake: Almost anything that was slaughtered in 2022 has soared in 2023 but many are calling it a junk rally

Tue Feb 07 2023 - 05:00

Carl Icahn reported to hold short position in Gamestop

Pandemic ‘meme stock’ at centre of Reddit forum short squeeze has fallen 71% since January 2021

Tue Nov 22 2022 - 15:53

‘Everything rally’ turns ugly as markets fret central banks will choke activity

Great unknown hanging over markets is how long the war in Ukraine will last

Fri May 13 2022 - 05:38

Klarna and Gamestop partnership expands to offer virtual shopping

Games retailer set to provide video calls with in-store experts and faster checkouts online

Wed Mar 30 2022 - 05:02

European shares end five-day upward streak with 1% decline

Stoxx 600 index now more than 8% lower than record highs reached earlier this year

Wed Mar 23 2022 - 19:28

Cinema giant AMC revives Hollywood golden age – just not in a way anyone expected

Silver screen? Silver mining is the new big thing for owner of Odeon chain

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 05:53

European shares retreat on rising bond yields

Rapid spread of Omicron Covid variant also dents sentiment

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 18:09

The A to Z of financial markets in 2021

Apple soared and Zoom slumped in a year that saw markets surge to record levels

Fri Dec 31 2021 - 05:20

Reddit confidentially files to go public

San Francisco-based company was valued at $10bn earlier this year

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 08:37

European shares end lower as IMF warns on cost of pandemic

Covid-19 worries weigh on airlines, while tech and energy stocks also fall

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 18:52

Revealed: Google’s most popular searches of 2021

Squid Game, Bernie Sanders’s mittens and how to wear skinny jeans dominate global trends

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 10:45

The investment landscape is changing – here are the trends to watch out for

While many businesses and individuals were hit hard by the pandemic, others are emerging with more money than before

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 00:00

European stocks claw back most of daily losses after ECB statement

Airlines and video game companies among the fallers in Thursday trading

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 18:52

Bitcoin bruised after chaotic debut as legal tender in El Salvador

Central American state became first country to adopt it as legal tender

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 08:11

Reddit seeks to hire advisers for US IPO, sources say

Online message board operator valued at $10 bn in a private fundraising round last month

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 07:36

Angel investors roll in behind Aikido in near €1m fundraise

Dublin-based fintech says it is intent on democratising quantitative investing

Thu Aug 12 2021 - 05:30

Robinhood becomes the latest meme stock

Stocktake: Worst-ever market debut for IPO of its size made suprising comeback

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 05:10

Robinhood shares surge 50%, as investors scoop up ‘the meme of memes’

Wednesday marked first day that investors could trade options on shares in online brokerage

Thu Aug 05 2021 - 07:59

Robinhood prices IPO at bottom of indicated range

Disruptor stock trading app makes closely watched trading debut

Thu Jul 29 2021 - 09:50

Is US trading app Robinhood too much of a gamble for investors?

App luring newbies into stocks and cryptos valued at up to $40bn ahead of flotation

Sat Jul 10 2021 - 05:01

Stocktake: Free stock trading is coming to Ireland

Gotrade promises investment ‘without borders, barriers or minimums’

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 00:00

Irish traders target short sellers as meme stocks move up

Stocktake: Redditors piled into AMC and GameStop stocks in 2021, says Degiro

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 00:00

Lights, camera, action: cinemas reopen after five months

Light House programme manager Charlene Lydon is confident the crowds will return

Mon Jun 07 2021 - 05:00

AMC launches new share sale as it warns investors they may lose money

Some Wall Street analysts say the cinema operator is already heavily overvalued

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 13:39