Jun 17, 02:37 PM

GameStop Stock Drops 14% After Brief Annual Meeting, Ryan Cohen Announces Store Closures

GameStop's annual shareholder meeting, held on June 17, 2024, at 12:30 PM ET, generated significant attention among retail investors and meme-stock enthusiasts. The event, which had been rescheduled due to high demand, saw GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen address attendees briefly, speaking for only 60 seconds. Cohen announced plans to reduce the number of stores and focus on profitability, but provided little detail on the company's strategic direction. The meeting, which lasted only 15 minutes, ended without a Q&A session, leaving many investors disappointed. As a result, GameStop's stock dropped by 14% during the meeting, and was down 11% by the end of the day. Roaring Kitty, also known as Keith Gill, was noted as the fourth largest holder of GameStop shares, owning 9 million shares valued at $262 million. The resurgence of interest in GameStop has sparked debates on market manipulation in the meme-stock era.

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