The Dumbest Takeover Bid

Patrick Boyle On Finance by Patrick Boyle

May 10, 202600:30:40Business

GameStop — the meme stock famous for selling physical video game discs to people who no longer buy physical video game discs — has made an unsolicited 56 billion dollar offer to acquire eBay. GameStop is worth approximat...

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