Ben Mezrich

Video game retail stock GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) was one of the biggest financial storylines of 2021. A movie based on the storyline put the stock back in the spotlight in 2023 and the stock is soaring once again thanks to the social media return of a key character in the GameStop saga. What...

Shares of GameStop Corporation (NYSE:GME) are soaring Monday with the return of one of the key figures who helped bring attention to the video game retail stock. What Happened: After a three-year hiatus on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), the account of Roaring Kitty has...

Billionaire Elon Musk has made enemies with several billionaires over the years, including the likes of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. Musk's acquisition of social media platform Twitter in 2022 may have escalated his rivalry with Zuckerberg. What Happened: Musk acquired Twitter for $...

Best-selling author Ben Mezrich, who last chronicled the meme-stock saga of GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME), will tell the story of Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter next. What Happened: Mezrich expects a Nov. 7 release date for “Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most...

"Dumb Money" — a movie that depicts the events surrounding the GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) meme stock sage — hits theaters in limited release this week, with a national expansion coming on Sept. 22. One of the central characters portrayed in the film claims he got changes made,...

In 2021, shares of video game retailer GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) surged to new highs in an epic David vs. Goliath battle between retail investors and short sellers. While the storyline has been told several times, mostly in docuseries, a big screen movie will highlight the story with Hollywood...

A highly anticipated movie that features one of the most infamous stock market storylines of the last decade has revealed more details of its cast and released a first trailer. What Happened: A fierce battle between retail traders and hedge funds will be chronicled on the big screen with the...

A big-screen movie adaptation of the GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME) short squeeze is happening in 2023. and some big names are attached. "Dumb Money,” an adaptation of the book “The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That...

The story of David versus Goliath turning retail traders against hedge funds has been well covered and documented across the media over the past couple of weeks. The story is so popular that it's already being turned into a book and two movies. What Happened: Two separate movie projects...

Ben Mezrich, author of non-fiction New York Times (NYSE: NYT) bestsellers Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions and The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, (NASDAQ: FB) A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal, both of which...