Students cash in on Gamestop frenzy
If Medill sophomore Jack Izzo hadn’t been taking a psychology test, he could have sold at GameStop’s peak, turning his initial $270 investment into roughly $1,230. If McCormick freshman Alan Senkus didn’t panic-sell on that same day, his returns on GameStop stock would also have been over four times his initial investment. While Izzo said he was initially in it for the money, it has morphed into something greater — a Reddit-induced movement bordering the same magnitude of 2011’s Occupy Wall Street. Video courtesy of Alan Senkus. GameStop’s week-long stock quick rise from $43 to ...
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