Krispy Kreme Stock Spikes
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As a result, Krispy Kreme's short interest had increased to 14.2% of shares outstanding, but a higher 26.4% of its publicly traded float, as of June 30. That's a high-enough short interest, especially in a lower-float stock, to cause a big move on a surge of unexpected buying. And it appears meme stock traders happened to target Krispy Kreme today.
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