Featured Spotlight Krispy Kreme enters meme stock zone with social media, financials competing for influence RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal Jul 28, 2025 Jul 28, 2025 0 Krispy Kreme Inc.’s 52-week share price range as of July 24 was $2.50 to $12.68. The share price has been below $10 since Jan. 2. File photo Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal The recent setbacks in Krispy Kreme Inc.’s share price has shifted its stock into the dicey investment category known as the “meme zone.”kAm(96E96C :E’D 8@@5 @C 325 ?6HD 56A6?5D @? ?@E @?=J E96 6J6 @7 E96 369@=56C[ 3FE H96C6 E96J 2C6 86EE:?8 E96:C :?7@C>2E:@?]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ x?G6DE@A65:2[ 2 >6>6 DE@4< C676CD E@ E96 D92C6D @7 2 4@>A2?J “E92E 92G6 82:?65 G:C2= A@AF=2C:EJ 5F6 E@ 96:89E6?65 D@4:2= >65:2 D6?E:>6?E[” 3FE 2=D@ 2C6 36:?8 @G6C=@@<65 @C 6G6? 7C@H?65 FA@? 3J :?G6DE@CD]k^Am kAm|6>6 DE@4<D @7E6? 92G6 962G:6C 5:D4@FCD6 2?5 2?2=JD:D :? 5:D4FDD:@? E9C625D @? 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