US student makes $110m profit trading meme stock Bed Bath & Beyond
by Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#62MWW)
Jake Freeman, 20, amassed large stake in ailing US homeware retailer before its share price soared
A 20-year-old US university student has made a $110m (91m) profit with a one-month bet on the meme stock Bed Bath & Beyond.
Jake Freeman and his family bought almost 5m shares in the struggling US homeware retailer at less than $5.50 a share in July for a total outlay of about $25m.
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