Vice President JD Vance was confronted by protesters holding a large photo of him depicted as bald and smooth-faced while attending a fundraiser for the Republican National Committee (RNC) in Nantucket, local media reported.

WallStreetBets, the infamous subreddit credited with helping to spawn the meme-stock phenomenon, is giving its regular readers a taste of what it was like during the trend’s heyday in early 2021.

Investors are again turning to meme stocks in the hopes of scoring quick gains. The latest beaten down companies to see a share price revival are Krispy Kreme, GoPro and Beyond Meat.

Kohl's has faced tepid sales growth as it struggles to attract budget-conscious shoppers still hurting from elevated inflation. In May the retail chain, which has roughly 1,100 stores around the U.S., reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $15 million and that net sales fell more than 4% from the year-ago period.

Few people would have picked Kohl’s stock as a candidate for a double. Thanks to a “gamma squeeze,” it became the latest meme-trade darling to gain more than 100% in a single day.

Conventional wisdom is out the door for some surging stocks as online hordes are bringing back meme stock mania.

Investor enthusiasm faded for the latest meme stocks on Wednesday, with shares in heavily shorted Krispy Kreme and GoPro closing well below their session highs, while Tuesday's investor darling - department store Kohl's - finished sharply lower.

Ever wonder what would happen if a cartoon frog, an AI prophecy, and a trolling cat walked into a bull market? That’s exactly the vibe in crypto right now. The