Hiltzik: Meme stocks are still with us, offering dangerous temptations for unwary and novice investors

The emblematic meme stock of 2021 was GameStop, a spavined mall-based video game retailer that was struggling through the transformation of its franchise from brick-and-mortar stores to online commerce. The company had lost a combined $1.36 billion from 2018 through 2020, and its future looked bleak.For those who may not recall the meme stock frenzy of 2020-21, here's a trip down memory lane.Over the last few months, meme stock traders have piled into, and then out of, shares in Krispy Kreme, GoPro, Kohl's ...