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Meme Stock Guru Roaring Kitty Reappears And It’s Blast Off For GameStop, AMC Entertainment
Shares of GameStop and AMC Entertainment exploded Monday, up close to 80% and 50%, respectively, as Roaring Kitty, aka Keith Gill, the trader and Reddit celebrity who sparked the so-called meme stock revolution on Wall Street starting in early 2021, posted on X (formerly Twitter) for the first time in almost three years. Gill, a …
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Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript May 12, 2024 Marchex, Inc. isn’t one of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds at the end of the third quarter (see the details here). Operator: Hello all and welcome to the Marchex First Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. My name is Lydia [ph] and I’ll […]
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C3.ai, Bloom Energy CEOs talk optimizing the grid through AI
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