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GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.
The video game retailer posted net income of $298.7 million in its fiscal second quarter, up from $168.6 million a year earlier
GameStop on Tuesday posted a second-quarter profit of $298.7 million, compared with $168.6 million a year earlier. The videogame retailer’s net income came within the forecast range it had given last month.
GameStop reported higher profit in its latest quarter, boosted by an increase in collectibles sales, and raised its full-year outlook. The videogame retailer on Tuesday posted a second-quarter profit of $298.7 million, or 51 cents a share, compared with $168.6 million, or 31 cents a share, a year earlier. Adjusted earnings per share were 27 cents.
The last big economic reports before the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decision take place later this week, with producer inflation on Thursday and the consumer price index on Friday. Traders recently were betting on a 60% chance of a rate hike at the Fed meeting Sept.
Sales are still shrinking, but GameStop expects quarterly profit to rise sharply when it reports Sept. 8.
Strong profits are masking a more complicated operating picture
The videogame retailer said it expects second-quarter profit to climb, boosted by investment gains from its stake in eBay, but said sales likely fell from a year earlier.
The videogame retailer said it anticipates net income of $290 million to $310 million for its 13 weeks ended Aug. 1, up from net income of $168.6 million in last year’s second quarter.
GameStop, led by Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen, is considering withdrawing its $56 billion bid for eBay Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg's Bailey Lipshultz joins to discuss this as well as how Switch filed confidentially for a US IPO, joining its data center peers in tapping demand for exposure to the artificial intelligence theme.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is considering withdrawing the company's $56 billion bid for eBay in favor of a commercial partnership, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Cohen is considering a proposal that would allow eBay to leverage GameStop's roughly 1,600 U.S. retail locations, potentially helping both companies expand market share in higher-margin categories such as trading cards and collectibles, the report said. As part of any partnership, GameStop would seek seats on eBay's board, Bloomberg reported.
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eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) reported second-quarter results that exceeded its guidance ranges and consensus expectations, driven by growth in focused categories, consumer-to-consumer sales, recommerce and newer initiatives including eBay Live, vehicles and shipping. Gross merchandise volume, or GMV, increas
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Ryan Cohen has spent the summer pursuing eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY). Prediction market traders doubt management will even say his company’s name tonight. eBay reports second-quarter earnings after the bell today, with the call at 5:30 p.m. ET. Polymarket gives the...
GameStop stock sank on Monday as the company announced plans for a private exchange of $1.4 billion of its debt for common stock.
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GameStop chief executive Ryan Cohen is pressing ahead with a long-shot pursuit of eBay despite Wall Street scepticism, quietly amassing a nearly...
Videogame retailer GameStop owns nearly 10% of e-commerce company eBay, the company said in a regulatory filing late on Friday, nearly three months after making an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for roughly $56 billion. GameStop said it owns 43.4 million outstanding shares of eBay, or 9.8%, marking a dramatic increase in ownership from early May when GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen told eBay's board chairman "we have accumulated a 5% economic stake" through derivatives and beneficial ownership. GameStop bought 3.5 million eBay shares for roughly $381 million last month and said it settled 39 million eBay shares from put/call pairs on Friday.
Investing.com -- GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen said he will not back down from his pursuit of eBay Inc., despite the online auction company's rejection of his $56 billion takeover bid.
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GameStop shareholders approved a routine-sounding item on Tuesday: more authorized Class A shares. The timing complicates that read. Six days earlier, Sony confirmed it will stop manufacturing physical PlayStation game discs starting in January 2028, closing the book on the exact product category ...
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