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US: AMC, Bed Bath & Beyond lead rout in meme stocks as mania fizzles

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. plunged 38% in premarket trading ahead of its debut of a new class of shares and after peer Cineworld Group Plc confirmed it may go bankrupt.

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Bailey Lipschultz and Subrat Patnaik | Bloomberg
The unraveling of the latest meme stock frenzy is accelerating as bad news for some of the most popular retail-trader favorites pile up and investors broadly dump riskier assets. 
 
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. plunged 38% in premarket trading ahead of its debut of a new class of shares and after peer Cineworld Group Plc confirmed it may go bankrupt. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. tumbled 14%, on pace to add to a 52% two-day slide, after a report some suppliers were restricting or halting shipments altogether after the company fell behind on payments.

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