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Tupperware Becomes the Latest Meme Stock

UPDATED

Aug 2, 2023 7:55 AM CDT

Tupperware Stock's Wild Ride Continues

Shares have surged 768% in 2 weeks

(Newser) - What will Wednesday have in store for TUP? If the very recent past is any indication, Tupperware shares could keep going higher. The latest meme stock finished up 26% Tuesday at $5.38. The Wall Street Journal reports that's the highest the stock has been since November, with Quartz...

20-Year-Old Makes $110M
on Bed Bath & Beyond Stock

20-Year-Old Makes $110M on Bed Bath & Beyond Stock

Jake Freeman is a student at USC

(Newser) - A 20-year-old USC student did a little stock trading over the summer—and banked about $110 million for his trouble. Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal that Jake Freeman made the mind-boggling profit solely from his purchase and subsequent sale of Bed Bath & Beyond stock, reports MarketWatch...

'Meme Stocks'
Take a Hit in
Erratic Trading

MARKETS

Jun 9, 2021 3:56 PM CDT

'Meme Stocks' Take a Hit in Erratic Trading

Wendy's gave up half of its Tuesday gains

(Newser) - Stocks gave up an early gain and turned lower in the last half-hour of trading Wednesday, leaving major indexes with modest losses. The S&P 500 lost 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq held up somewhat better, ending down just 0....

Investors Eye New Batch of 'Meme Stocks'

Wendy's Is Among the
Newest 'Meme Stocks'

MARKETS

Jun 8, 2021 3:35 PM CDT

Wendy's Is Among the Newest 'Meme Stocks'

Shares jumped 24.9% Tuesday

(Newser) - Major indexes closed mostly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, thanks largely to gains in a handful of Big Tech companies. Small-company stocks continued to outpace the rest of the market, while investors’ attention turned to huge gains in a new batch of "meme" stocks favored by online investors, including...

As Stock Surges, AMC Offers Investors Free Popcorn

AMC Embraces 'Meme Stock'
Status—With Free Popcorn

THE RUNDOWN

Jun 3, 2021 8:30 AM CDT

AMC Embraces 'Meme Stock' Status—With Free Popcorn

'Investor Connect' program offers them free popcorn

(Newser) - Four months after GameStop's wild ride rocked Wall Street , so-called "meme stocks" are making waves again—especially AMC Entertainment. The movie theater company's share price almost doubled Wednesday, closing at a record high for the first time since 2015, and it is up 417.8% since May...