The athletic retailer’s performance business needs to grow up to 25% to hit guidance, according to analysts, while the game company reported the highest quarterly net income in its history.
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GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) is one of the 10 Stocks With Remarkable Resilience. GameStop grew its share prices by 6.02 percent on Wednesday to close at $22.18 apiece, as investors took heart from its stellar earnings performance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. In a statement, GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) said that it grew its […]

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On this episode of Stock Movers with John Tucker: - Macy's (M) shares are on the move after it lifted its sales outlook for the year, a sign that the company's focus on growing its luxury business and improving its assortment is paying off. - GameStop (GME) shares are climbing after the video-game retailer reported a record quarterly profit driven by its collectibles business. Sales overall climbed 14% to $835.3 million. Net income of $389.6 million was the highest ever for a quarter in the company's history, GameStop said in a regulatory filing Tuesday. - Palo Alto (PANW) shares are dropping as the security software company reported results following a 61% year-to-date rally. The company reported third-quarter results that beat the average analyst expectation and raised its full-year forecast for key metrics, but failed to meet elevated buyside expectations.
Net income climbed to $389.6m from $44.8m, boosted in part by an unrealised gain on derivative asset of $268.4m, reflecting put and call option transactions linked to eBay common stock.
Investors turned bullish on the meme stock following solid Q1 earnings and a new $2 billion buyback, with the eBay buyout offer still on the table.
Collectibles sales surged to nearly 42% of total revenue as net income rose to $389.6 million, the highest in company history
June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are trending down -0.05% this morning as oil prices and bond yields climbed after the U.S. and Iran exchanged heavy fire in the Persian Gulf.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index topped 68,000 for the first time on Wednesday after U.S. stocks pushed further into record territory. The dollar briefly surpassed 160 Japanese yen before slipping back slightly. Buying of technology shares linked to the boom in artificial intelligence has been driving rallies worldwide.
GameStop reported a higher profit in the first quarter and said its board approved a $2 billion stock buyback authorization. Stripping out certain one-time items, GameStop reported adjusted earnings of 30 cents a share. GameStop also said its board approved a $2 billion stock buyback authorization.
GameStop may not have successfully courted eBay but the retailer reported its biggest quarter on record. GameStop on Tuesday reported net income of $389.6 million, with operating income up to $143.3 million. The company said that’s the highest quarterly net income on record and its highest operating income in a first-quarter.
GameStop on Tuesday reported a 14% rise in quarterly revenue and said its board has approved a new $2 billion share repurchase program. Shares of the company jumped 9% in extended trading.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen shared few details when he said he would do "whatever we need to do" to buy eBay after the e-commerce company rejected his $56 billion unsolicited takeover bid as "neither credible nor attractive." In early May, Cohen offered eBay's board $125 a share as well as his services as CEO. Half the offer was in cash and half in stock, with the cash portion coming from GameStop's $9.4 billion in cash reserves.
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.
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 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 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.
Disgruntled millennial Ryan Cohen has had an interesting week.
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 CEO Ryan Cohen told eBay's board on Wednesday that they should not reject his $56 billion takeover proposal and the e-commerce company's shareholders deserve a chance to evaluate it. Cohen reacted one day after eBay rejected his unsolicited offer to buy the company, calling the proposal "neither credible nor attractive." In a letter to eBay's chairman and separate online interview with journalist Piers Morgan, Cohen, a billionaire investor, signaled his intention to keep going and hinted at possible next steps to try and win his prize.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen on Wednesday told eBay's board that the company should not reject his $56 billion takeover proposal and that the company's shareholders deserve a chance to evaluate it. Cohen wrote to the chairman of eBay that he requested a meeting with the company's board but that the board declined, according to the letter which was seen by Reuters. Cohen sent his letter one day after eBay on Tuesday rejected his stock and cash offer.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen isn’t giving up on his quest to buy eBay, even after his unsolicited $56 billion takeover proposal was rejected earlier this week. EBay “needs to be on Ozempic–it’s literally obese,” Cohen said in an interview with crypto influencer Anthony Pompliano that was published online Wednesday. Cohen went on to explain why he wants to own eBay, including big cost-cutting opportunities he says he is eyeing.
When eBay roundly rejected a takeover approach from GameStop on Tuesday, one reason was its suitor’s governance. True, it was the sixth reason...
When eBay roundly rejected a takeover approach from GameStop on Tuesday, one reason was its suitor’s governance. True, it was the sixth reason...
Semis took a breather, and so did stocks. A reversal for the semiconductor sector brought the market to a standstill. The S&P 500 fell 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added just 56 points, or 0.
What Happened in Markets Today Semis took a breather, and so did stocks. A reversal for the semiconductor sector brought the market to a standstill. The S&P 500 fell 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.
GameStop jumped, then reversed lower, after cryptic Keith Gill posts appeared and disappeared in postmarket trading.