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GameStop profit surge points to investment portfolio ahead of Sept. 8 earnings

GameStop enters its Sept. 8 earnings report with fiscal second-quarter net income of $290 million to $310 million, up from $168.6 million a year earlier, with the surge driven more by its investment portfolio than video game stores.

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GameStop NYSE:GME enters its Sept.

8 earnings report with a profit surge driven more by its investment portfolio than its video game stores.Preliminary results show fiscal second-quarter net income of $290 million to $310 million, up from $168.6 million a year earlier.

However, roughly $238 million…