GameStop surges on surprise earnings beat, lifting meme stocks AMC and Bed Bath & Beyond
Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. soared in premarket trading Wednesday, as fellow “meme stock” GameStop Corp. skyrocketed after the consumer electronics and video games seller reported a surprise fiscal fourth-quarter profit. GameStop’s GME, +40.79% stock extended its sharp bounce Tuesday off a two-year low after its earnings report,…