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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen wants to buy eBay for $125/share despite board rejection. Here's what GME's balance sheet tells us about whether this deal can actually happen.

Ryan Cohen questioned eBay's $2.4B marketing budget as the company began recruiting a Marketing Effectiveness lead in Toronto.

Gaming retailer GameStop wants to add 1.5 billion shares to its authorized share count as it seeks to maximize financial flexibility.

GameStop asked its shareholders to approve an increase in its share count. The video game retailer made the request in a Friday letter to shareholders, in which the company's board also proposed giving its chief executive, Ryan Cohen, a 100% performance-based option award. "A reserve of authorized shares ensures GameStop can act decisively when the right opportunity arises," the company said in the letter.

GameStop stated in its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it is seeking shareholder approval to increase its authorized common shares to 2.5 billion from 1 billion.

GameStop (GME) is asking shareholders to approve during the July annual meeting an amendment to its

GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) is requesting the approval of its shareholders to significantly increase its authorized share capital to as many as 2.5 billion shares, up from about 450 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing released Thursday. The company said the proposal...

Shares of online marketplace eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) jumped 3.7% in the afternoon session after GameStop increased its stake in the company as a takeover battle escalates.

Today’s Opening Bid panel, led by Executive Editor Brian Sozzi, tackles the show’s question of the day: Should GameStop (GME) CEO Ryan Cohen be taken seriously as an investor in eBay? The panel debates what Cohen’s involvement could mean for the company and investors.

Amended filing shows larger derivative-linked position

Arm Holdings surged more than 15%, while Sellas Life Sciences rallied by over 18% and eBay climbed up 4% at close.

GameStop, led by CEO Ryan Cohen, recently made an unsolicited multi billion dollar takeover offer for NasdaqGS:EBAY that eBay's board rejected as not credible. Following the rejected bid, GameStop increased its economic exposure to eBay through derivatives and public filings, now holding more than 6% economic interest. Cohen is publicly pushing for leadership changes and cost cuts at eBay, signaling potential for further board level confrontations. eBay, listed as NasdaqGS:EBAY, operates a...

We just covered the Michael Burry Stock Portfolio: Top 8 Stock Picks in 2026 and GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) ranks 8th on this list. Latest reports suggest that Michael Burry has sold off his entire stake in GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) after the CEO of the gaming firm made a surprising offer to acquire multinational ecommerce firm […]

Investing.com -- GameStop has increased its stake in eBay to approximately 6.6% from around 5%, according to a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday.

GameStop Fires New Shot in eBay Deal War With Stake Increase

GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) shares are jumping Wednesday after a new filing revealed that the company has increased its ownership stake in eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) to roughly 6.6% from about 5%. The move escalates CEO Ryan Cohen's ongoing push to acquire the e‑commerce company. GameStop stock is building positive momentum. Why are GME shares climbing? GameStop Boosts Its Stake In eBay A new SEC filing showed that GameStop now controls about 6.55% of eBay's outstanding shares when including both commo

The move signals the gaming company’s ongoing interest in taking over the online auction and shopping site.

GameStop (GME) has increased its stake in eBay (EBAY) by over 6.5% after the e-commerce platform rejected GameStop's $56 billion takeover bid earlier this month. Market Catalysts Anchor Julie Hyman uses AlphaSpace — Yahoo Finance's new investing platform — to take a closer look at GameStop and eBay's respective stock performances amid these headlines. Earlier this week, Yahoo Finance launched AlphaSpace, a premium investment platform that combines data, charting, news, analysis, and more to help retail investors understand markets and make smart decisions faster.

GameStop has increased its stake in eBay to ‌about 6.55%, the videogame retailer ‌disclosed in a filing on Tuesday, days ​after the e-commerce company rejected its $56 billion takeover bid. GameStop previously owned around a 5% stake in eBay and ‌some analysts said ⁠its CEO Ryan Cohen could eventually push for a ⁠special shareholder meeting or seek board representation more supportive of his ​proposal. In an ​interview with journalist ​Piers Morgan last ‌week, Cohen had said eBay's board had a responsibility to engage with his offer in the best interests of shareholders, adding that "we'll do ‌whatever we need to ​do" if it failed ​to ​do so.

GameStop faces a potential credit rerating as it attempts to acquire eBay.

GameStop said in a filing last night that it now controls the equivalent of 6.55% of the company’s outstanding shares, up from around 5%, as it keeps trying to take over the e-commerce business. Shares in both GameStop and eBay are little changed in premarket trading.

GameStop Corp. CEO Ryan Cohen is making his clearest case yet for why he wants eBay Inc., framing the proposed deal as a chance to transform one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the U.S. under an owner-operator model. Cohen...

One day after eBay Inc. dismissed the $56 billion takeover proposal as "neither credible nor attractive," GameStop Corp. CEO Ryan Cohen fired back in a letter to Chairman Paul Pressler and in an interview with Piers Morgan, criticizing management and...

Disgruntled millennial Ryan Cohen has had an interesting week.

GameStop CEO's comment may have been the catalyst in eBay's stock soaring to its highest point yet.

GameStop's proposed eBay takeover hinges on securing investment-grade status to support $20 billion in new debt financing.

TELUS (NYSE:TU) reported first-quarter 2026 results marked by continued customer additions, stable profitability and higher free cash flow, while management emphasized cost controls, asset monetization and growth in health, digital and artificial intelligence-related businesses. On the company’s ea

GameStop (GME) CEO Ryan Cohen made an offer to buy eBay (EBAY), which was rejected. Hennion & Walsh chief investment officer Kevin Mahn and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma chat with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about eBay's stock and earnings performance, contrasting Cohen's claims.

Wall Street’s chat rooms can’t stop talking about GameStop (NYSE:GME) after Ryan Cohen’s $56 billion offer for eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) sent the meme crowd into another frenzy. But here’s what you should actually be watching. The eBay bid is theater dressed up as strategy. Polymarket traders price the odds of GameStop actually closing the deal at ... Forget GameStop: This Stock Is A Much Better Buy

GameStop stock slips following eBay's formal rejection on its takeover bid.