Meme stock mania is unlikely to last
Shares in GameStop and cinema chain AMC almost quadruple after Roaring Kitty tweets
AMC
Trump Media valuation is insane
Ex-president’s business looks a lot like a meme stock: wildly inflated and destined for collapse
Reddit-led meme stock gains evaporate
Short-selling hedge funds were right with betting on meme stocks being a losing bet
Cinema chain operator Cineworld expects to exit bankruptcy protection in July
Group operates the biggest cinema complex in Ireland, with 17 screens at Parnell Street in Dublin
American cinemas’ new pricing plans could be the source of high drama
Additional charges to be levied for more popular seats in the middle of auditorium
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Stocktake: Almost anything that was slaughtered in 2022 has soared in 2023 but many are calling it a junk rally
Stripe partners in project to speed up carbon-removal technologies
Alphabet, Shopify, Meta and McKinsey Sustainability join in nine-year green mission
Cinema giant AMC revives Hollywood golden age – just not in a way anyone expected
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European shares retreat on rising bond yields
Rapid spread of Omicron Covid variant also dents sentiment
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Apple soared and Zoom slumped in a year that saw markets surge to record levels
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Squid Game, Bernie Sanders’s mittens and how to wear skinny jeans dominate global trends
Kin finale: Eight questions the last episode must resolve
After seven sometimes thrilling, sometimes plodding weeks, season one concludes tonight
Keywords Studios sees revenues rise as games industry gears up
Buoyant video games market developing new content following a year of Covid disruption
Planet Business: A week of inconvenient truths
‘Code red’, crypto-keen companies and a tobacco giant seeks to suck in inhaler-maker
Cineworld eyes US listing to bolster pandemic-strained finances
Cinema chain reports $576m first-half pretax loss, expects release window to stabilise
Keywords Studios acquires Romanian art studio AMC for €2.8m
London-listed video game specialist now has more than 65 facilities in 22 countries
Europe’s record streak rolls on as investors cheer earnings
Paddy Power parent Flutter Entertainment up on US profit outlook; mixed day for Irish banks
Robinhood becomes the latest meme stock
Stocktake: Worst-ever market debut for IPO of its size made suprising comeback
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
Stocktake: Free stock trading is coming to Ireland
Gotrade promises investment ‘without borders, barriers or minimums’
Irish traders target short sellers as meme stocks move up
Stocktake: Redditors piled into AMC and GameStop stocks in 2021, says Degiro
European stocks end week on record high
Airlines under pressure as UK removes countries from green list
Subdued trading day as US investors fret over inflation
Iseq down by 0.26% as domestic index heavyweights fail to fire on thin volumes
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
European equities stay close to record highs
‘Meme stocks’ surge on Wall Street, while strong economic figures lift sentiment
‘I know what I should be paid. Now let’s see how close to that we can get’
The Good Fight star Cush Jumbo returns home from the US, but now it is on her own terms
How cultish social media accounts fuel trading in penny stocks
In the world of online trading forums, prices can soar on plummet on momentum alone
Stocktake: In this ‘annoying’ bull market, the dafter the idea, the greater the gains
No one is attempting to justify some bubble valuations
European shares gain as car makers lift German Dax to record high
Sluggish performance in Dublin with banks, Dalata and Smurfit Kappa among gainers
Iseq flat while other European bourses rise
US markets heading for record highs on stimulus and vaccine rollout hopes
Waxwork drinkers, Europe’s new tech prince and logos that look like something else
Planet Business: Box office blues, the sequel
GameStop's Frankfurt shares nearly triple in catch-up trade to Wall Street
Shares surge 180% in pre-market trading after US stock more than doubles
Stocktake: Populist GameStop narrative is simplistic
Righteous Redditors cheered on by market opportunists and extremists
GameStop rally hits the buffers with 60% share price slide
Retailer has given up 80% of gains from Redditers assault on short-sellers
The Irish Times view on stock market volatility: the traders who shook Wall Street
The focus must turn to the growing role of hedge funds in global finance and their risky reliance on debt in investing
European shares rise on recovery hopes with Iseq outperforming peers
Investors in high spirits in Dublin with market closing up 2.5% to 7301.45
European shares fall on slow vaccine roll-out and Wall Street volatility
European Stoxx 600 index ends week down 3.1 per cent
Reddit mob’s GameStop victory over hedge funds will be fleeting
Wall Street has looked on with disdain as amateur investors have strayed into its world
Short squeeze: What exactly is going on at GameStop?
Amateur traders, hedge funds and Wall St all driven by different priorities
Markets rise as spillover from GameStop reaches Europe
European airlines post gains following short squeeze on American Airlines
GameStop shares suffer sudden reversal after trading limits imposed
Stock had made wild gains for small traders and big losses for Wall Street
‘Short squeeze’ spreads as day traders hunt next GameStop
White House is ‘monitoring the situation’ with targeted stocks
European stocks tumble as Germany slashes its economic growth forecast
Poor day for financial stocks in Dublin as Bank of Ireland and AIB fall
Saving cinemas from the abyss may mean helping multiplexes too
Fate of moviegoing after Covid-19 depends upon survival of large, indebted operators
This film is streaming now. Or is it?
Cinema doors have swung open, but fans of on-demand may need to be patient
Why Hollywood studios pulled the plug on cinemas
James Bond was the last remaining hope for 2020 before it was postponed last week
Greencore and Aryzta shares fall as European markets go into reverse
London on the back foot on stronger sterling and profit-taking
Disney takes $5bn hit but avoids ‘unmitigated disaster’
Covid-19 wiped out $3.5bn in operating profit in the parks division
Cinema tensions laid bare by deep crack in theatrical release windows
Universal’s deal with Odeon owner AMC has redrawn the architecture of the business
Hollywood delays summer blockbusters due to Covid-19
Disney postpones Mulan indefinitely and delays Star Wars and Avatar releases
Cineworld secures $250m in debt as it prepares to reopen cinemas
Company suspended dividend with executive directors deferring their salaries
European shares up for week, hopes remain for recovery plan
EU leaders do not sign recovery plan, aim for deal in July
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