GameStop mania continues into Wednesday, with stock up 116% in premarket action

GameStop /zigman2/quotes/203755179/composite GME +42.02% shares jumped 116% in early premarket action Wednesday, with the video-game retailer among a host of heavily shorted stocks advancing. AMC Entertainment /zigman2/quotes/200235402/composite AMC +8.14% also doubled in premarket trade, with big gains for Bed Bath & Beyond /zigman2/quotes/209801102/composite BBBY -0.89% , BlackBerry /zigman2/quotes/202784246/composite BB -1.99% and GSX Techedu /zigman2/quotes/212597937/composite GSX +5.65% as well. Heavily shorted companies overseas advanced as well, with double-digit percentage gains for Pearson /zigman2/quotes/204954587/delayed UK:PSON +0.96% and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield /zigman2/quotes/207218984/delayed NL:URW +3.17% .

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GameStop Corp. Cl A

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 130.25

+38.54 +42.02%

Volume: 65.86M

Feb. 25, 2021 11:55a

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$6.40 billion

Rev. per Employee

$461,857

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AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. Cl A

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 9.83

+0.74 +8.14%

Volume: 253.99M

Feb. 25, 2021 11:55a

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$3.43 billion

Rev. per Employee

$140,744

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 27.14

-0.24 -0.89%

Volume: 3.42M

Feb. 25, 2021 11:55a

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$3.32 billion

Rev. per Employee

$202,883

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BlackBerry Ltd.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 11.10

-0.23 -1.99%

Volume: 24.63M

Feb. 25, 2021 11:55a

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$6.33 billion

Rev. per Employee

$283,533

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GSX Techedu Inc. ADR

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 100.41

+5.37 +5.65%

Volume: 919,242

Feb. 25, 2021 11:55a

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$22.66 billion

Rev. per Employee

$47,562

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Pearson PLC

UK : U.K.: London

759.80 p

+7.20 +0.96%

Volume: 1.87M

Feb. 25, 2021 4:35p

P/E Ratio

22.23

Dividend Yield

2.57%

Market Cap

£5.65 billion

Rev. per Employee

£148,808

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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE

NL : Netherlands: Euronext Amsterdam

€ 61.14

+1.88 +3.17%

Volume: 1.49M

Feb. 25, 2021 5:37p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

8.83%

Market Cap

€8.21 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A