GameStop shares remain a highly speculative bet – a stock that continues to polarize Wall Street between skeptics who dismiss it as a relic of meme‑mania and believers who see untapped potential.

Gold recovers slightly from a three-day low touched this Thursday, though sticks to its negative bias for the second straight day through the early European session.

Coca-Cola and Pepsi are two defensive stocks that are usually of interest and tend to perform well during market corrections, as consumers buy food and beverages regardless of economic conditions.