Electronic Arts and 2 Other Videogame Stocks to Buy Ahead of the Holiday Season

Barrons2021-09-15

New consoles from Sony and Microsoft are still scarce amid the broader chip shortages, but an analyst at Stifel still sees upside for three videogame software stocks ahead of the holiday season. After...

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