Meme Stock Fever Is Spreading Like It's 2021 With Kohl's Soaring
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Stocks are at all-time highs. Chatter on WallStreetBets is surging. Retail traders are flooding into low-priced shares.
It's not 2021, and the shares of the moment aren't GameStop Corp., AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. or the now-bankrupt Bed Bath & Beyond. In 2025's meme stock mania, the companies du jour are Opendoor Technologies Inc. and Kohl's Corp.
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