GameStop soars nearly 70%, trading briefly halted amid epic short squeeze

Wall Street’s most hated stock GameStop surged again on Friday as the massive short squeeze continued to fuel its explosive rally. The video game stock soared as much as 69.4% to a high of $72.88 on Friday, bringing its gains to over 100% this week alone. Trading in the stock was briefly halted due to high volatility. The stock last traded up about 35% to around $58. GameStop has more than 138% of its float shares sold short, the single most shorted name in the U.S. stock market, according to…

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