AMC short sellers dealt massive $1.2 billion blow after weeklong stock rally

CNBC2021-05-31

KEY POINTSInvestors shorting the meme stock AMC Entertainment are estimated to have lost $1.23 billion over the last week.Shares of the movie theater chain rallied more than 116% since Monday.The more...

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MamaChee
2021-05-31
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rachelswl
2021-05-31
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beebeeyan
2021-05-31
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amc
daggerw
2021-05-31
daggerw
To the moon![財迷]
- daggerw:
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- jemmie:
  let's hope this wk is a gd wk!
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Bogdanoff
2021-05-31
Bogdanoff
time to give the hedgie a wedgie
Chris68
2021-05-31
Chris68
Do you folks think that AMC’s share price will surge higher tomorrow, please comment? Thanks

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Theaters were closed for several months to help stop the spread of the virus, and when the company reopened its doors, few consumers felt comfortable attending screenings, and movie studios held back new releases.While themovie theater business is rebounding, AMC is still facing strong headwinds. 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