Beyond Meat shares have skyrocketed an astonishing 1,300% over just four trading sessions, igniting a fresh meme stock phenomenon that has spread to other consumer names like Krispy Kreme and 1-800-Flowers.com. This dramatic movement, characterized by market strategists as ‘casino stocks,’ highlights renewed speculative fervor among retail investors and marks one of the most explosive trading episodes since the 2021 meme stock mania.
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