Coinbase and Others Are Set for a GameStop Moment in Crypto Stock Short Squeeze

There is a short squeeze going on in beaten-down stocks across the cryptocurrency sector. All it takes is a quick look at the likes of Coinbase Global and Silvergate Capital to see that ‘ GameStop -st...

NFT Steez and Cryptoys CEO discuss the future of toys and entertainment within Web3

This week, NFT Steez met with Cryptoys founder Will Weinraub to discuss the current role of play and toys in regard to their integration with nonfungible tokens  and Web3 as a whole.  Weinraub believe...

Alibaba a Target of GameStop’s Ryan Cohen. Why the Stock Market Shrugged.

Investor Ryan Cohen, who has found fame with activist campaigns at meme stocks such as GameStop and Bed Bath & Beyond is now targeting Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba   The billionaire co-founder...

Cheap? Maybe. But These Stocks Have Been Dead Money for Decades.

Cheesecake Factory appears to be “running the same play,” wrote J.P. Morgan analyst John Ivankoe in a recent restaurant industry outlook. I don’t think he meant it as a compliment—the stock, he noted,...

For 1st Time Since 2014, U.S. Toy Imports Dip Below $2 Billion

The month of October is traditionally the busiest month for imports of children’s toys — but not … [+] this year. ustradenumbers.com For the first time this century, children’s toy imports...

What can we expect from meme stocks AMC, GameStop and Bed Bath & Beyond in 2023?

Meme stocks AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., GameStop Corp. and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. have had an eventful 2022, but what can we expect from them in 2023? AMC AMC, -5.18% and GameStop GME, +1.07%...

Toys R Us Owner WHP Bets On Retail Again With $260m Express Stake

Express wants to transform from mall staple to an international brand following its WHP tie-up. (AP … [+] Photo/Andrew Harnik) Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Fashion ap...

Toys R Us declares an NFT collection via their Geoffrey the Giraffe NFTs

Toys R Us, which happens to be a very popular toy retailer based out of the US, is extremely pleased and takes an immense amount of pleasure in making their formal announcement of having delivered the...

GameStop reports worse-than-expected quarterly loss, revenue decline 

GameStop Corp. reported third-quarter results that missed analysts’ estimates as well as a revenue decline after the market close on Wednesday. GameStop GME, -4.83% said it lost $94.7 million, or 31 c...

GameStop’s third-quarter results on deck: What to expect from the meme-stock darling

Meme-stock darling GameStop Corp. reports its third-quarter results after the market closes on Wednesday, with analysts looking for a narrowing loss from the videogame retailer. GameStop GME, -7.12%, ...

GameStop’s Ryan Cohen Wants to Be More Than a Meme-Stock King

Ryan Cohen is the face of an investing revolution that captivated amateur traders, punished Wall Street and favored memes over fundamentals. Many of his other bets belong to a more conservative playbo...

GameStop stock soared, then fell all the way back down, in biggest price reversal since May. But why?

Something strange happened to GameStop Corp. GME, +0.50% stock on Monday. Minutes after the opening bell rang out on the New York Stock Exchange, both the price of the company’s shares and trading vol...

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway closes $11.6 billion purchase of Alleghany insurance group

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company completed its largest acquisition in years Wednesday with its $11.6 billion purchase of the Alleghany insurance conglomerate. The purchase announced in March wil...

Macy’s Partnership Signals A Brand New Future For Toys R Us

Jeff Gennette, Chairman & CEO of Macy’s, Inc. poses with Toys R Us mascot Geoffrey at the unveiling … [+] of the Toys R Us flagship shop at Macy’s Herald Square on October 13, 2022 in ...

NFT Steez and Cryptoys CEO discuss the future of toys within Web3 environments

On Oct. 14, NFT Steez, a bi-weekly Twitter Spaces hosted by Alyssa Expósito and Ray Salmond, met with the founder of Cryptoys, Will Weinraub to discuss the current role of play and toys in regard to t...

‘Please mom!’ Kids enticed by web3 projects with plush toys, adorable avatars

Non-fungible token and web3 evangelists appear to believe the children are the future. And plenty of major brands appear to agree. In recent months, a slew of announcements – startups, partnerships an...

VeeFriends Toys Coming to Macy’s, Toys’R’Us as Ethereum NFT Brand Expands

In brief Gary Vaynerchuk’s NFT project VeeFriends will launch plush toys and vinyl figurines later this month through Macy’s and its Toys”R”Us in-store brand. VeeFriends plans to expand into other typ...

JCPenney Lists Hot Holiday Toys, Macy’s Chimes In Too

Florida, Spring Hill, Nature Coast Commons, shopping mall, JC Penney, department store. (Photo by: … [+] Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Education Ima...

Walmart’s new Roblox metaverse tells kids where to ‘find all the best toys’

Retail giant Walmart has joined the list of companies seeking new ways to market their brands via metaverse platforms with the launch of two new experiences in Roblox. Walmart Land and Walmart’s Unive...

GameStop stock options priced for bigger than usual post-earnings move

Shares of GameStop Corp. extended their slide toward a 3 1/2-month low Wednesday, as investors prepared for the videogame retailer’s fiscal second-quarter report due out after the closing bell. The “m...

What’s Zuru’s Next Move After Selling Millions Of Cheap Toys? Take On Procter & Gamble, Of Course

“Diapers was the experiment,” says Zuru’s Nick Mowbray. “Then I was like, ‘Wow, this can actually work. You can disrupt these big, entrenched consumer goods companies and...

GameStop, Apple, Kroger, NIO, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

Text size U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed on Monday for Labor Day. It’s a quiet week on the earnings calendar once investors return from the long weekend, but a few major economic-data rele...

Bed Bath & Beyond stock surges again ahead of ‘strategic update’

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. surged Monday, to buck a broad-market selloff for a second straight day, as meme-stock investors expressed optimism ahead of the home goods retailer’s strategic up...

Bed Bath & Beyond stock drops more than 15% after Ryan Cohen plans to unload huge stake

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. shares fell more than 15% in the extended session Wednesday after GameStop Corp. Chairman Ryan Cohen disclosed he’s planning to sell his big stake in the company just months...

It’s a Tom Jones rally but it may be overbought, say analysts

The latest action in stocks may be a concern for the bulls. The S&P 500’s initial surge on Thursday to fresh three-month highs fizzled as the session wore on. The “peak inflation rally” faded. Fut...

Coinbase Has Rallied 90% This Week. Could This Be Another GameStop Moment?

Text size Brian Armstrong, chief executive and co-founder, Coinbase (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) Shares in beaten-down cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global have torn higher thi...

Climate Bill Stands to Give Green-Energy Investors a Lift

Listen to article (2 minutes) Investors were already returning to clean-tech and renewable-power stocks when the proposed $369 billion Senate energy and climate-spending package jolted the sector to i...

Diversity And Representation In Toys

Bokuno’s beautiful handcrafted dolls champion diversity and inclusion Etsy/Bokuno “I believe children’s toys should reflect the outside world and be as diverse as they can be. It’s important to ...

GameStop Stock Is Splitting to $38. Trading Starts Today.

Text size GameStop has been hit hard as more people download games rather than using physical discs. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The GameStop saga is set to take another turn on Friday when shares be...

GameStop Stock Is Splitting to $38. Trading Starts Friday.

Text size GameStop has been hit hard as more people download games rather than using physical discs. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The GameStop saga is set to take another turn on Friday when shares be...

Mattel inks deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to produce line of toys

The company’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft rolls out to the launchpad in Florida atop a Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX Mattel inked a multiyear deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to create a line of toys in...

‘Squeezable’ AMC, GameStop stocks break out to multi-month highs

Shares of both AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and GameStop Corp. surged to multi-month highs Wednesday, as they extended breakouts above previous chart resistance levels. The rallies come after Ihor ...