Meme stock icon ‘Roaring Kitty’ returns to social media

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AP Reporter

The man at the centre of the pandemic meme stock craze appeared online for the first time in three years, sending the prices of those quirky and volatile stocks sharply higher yesterday.

Keith Gill, better known as “Roaring Kitty”, posted an image on Sunday of a man sitting forward in his chair, a meme used by gamers when things are getting serious.