Michael Burry posts on X "If Ryan has GME buy any version of BBBY, I am out"

Michael Burry's recent statement, indicating his withdrawal if Ryan Cohen purchases any Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) shares, highlights his skepticism towards the ongoing dynamics in meme stocks, particularly GME and BBBY.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 24 Feb 2026, 18:39 UTCOn the live feed at 18:19 UTC — 2 more headlines followed before this page went public

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US War Secretary Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on Ai safeguards, Axios reports

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Occidental (OXY) CEO says US oil production can be maintained at USD 60-65 oil price range and oil price needs to be USD 70 for industry to grow production

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Michael Burry posts on X "If Ryan has GME buy any version of BBBY, I am out"

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NY Fed RRP op demand at 0.92bln (prev. 0.88bln) across 17 counterparties (prev. 7)

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Verdict is reportedly expected soon in Klarna's (KLAR) USD 8.3bln antitrust lawsuit against Google (GOOGL); patent and market court of Sweden expected to deliver verdict on April 15th

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