meme stock
(finance, internet slang) A company's stock that gains popularity among retail investors through social media.
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The meme stock weirdos have to be a contributing factor, right? Although, that's more the stock value than actually buying stuff at GameStop.
Donald Trump’s Truth Social Stake Hit $4 Billion. Everyday Investors Who Chased the ‘DJT’ Meme Stock Have Watched Billions Evaporate Source: 24/7 Wall St. share.newsbreak.com/ic54dv5k?s=i16
He has to appear confident. That’s the primary function of his job. I think one problem is GameStop is sort of viewed as a joke even on Wall Street after the meme stock debacle. The sharks probably don’t need to wor…
If you have gamestop meme stock for some stupid reason, sell it just because it would be funny.
Is this really the company that small retail investors tried to save a few years ago during the meme stock craze? 🤮 www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...
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(finance, internet slang) A company's stock that gains popularity among retail investors through social media.
“The meme stock weirdos have to be a contributing factor, right? Although, that's more the stock value than actually buying stuff at GameStop.”
“Donald Trump’s Truth Social Stake Hit $4 Billion. Everyday Investors Who Chased the ‘DJT’ Meme Stock Have Watched Billions Evaporate Source: 24/7 Wall St. share.newsbreak.com/ic54dv5k?s=i16”
“He has to appear confident. That’s the primary function of his job. I think one problem is GameStop is sort of viewed as a joke even on Wall Street after the meme stock debacle. The sharks probably don’t need to work hard to convince people it’s an idiotic pie in the sky plan.”
Journalists covering the story have tended to gesture towards possible impetuses, and there are undoubtedly many underlying factors that led to r/wallstreetbets’ choosing GameStop as a “meme stock”, which have surely evolved with the sag…
“The meme stock weirdos have to be a contributing factor, right? Although, that's more the stock value than actually buying stuff at GameStop.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Donald Trump’s Truth Social Stake Hit $4 Billion. Everyday Investors Who Chased the ‘DJT’ Meme Stock Have Watched Billions Evaporate Source: 24/7 Wall St. share.newsbreak.com/ic54dv5k?s=i16”
— Bluesky· May 2026“He has to appear confident. That’s the primary function of his job. I think one problem is GameStop is sort of viewed as a joke even on Wall Street after the meme stock debacle. The sharks probably don’t need to work hard to convince people it’s an idiotic pie in the sky plan.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If you have gamestop meme stock for some stupid reason, sell it just because it would be funny.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Is this really the company that small retail investors tried to save a few years ago during the meme stock craze? 🤮 www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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