GameStop Tumbles as Investors Lose Hope in Buyout Deal Emerging

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An employee assists customers shopping for Microsoft Corp. Xbox 360 video games inside a GameStop Corp. store in Louisville, Kentucky.

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GameStop Corp. suffered its worst stock decline in more than three months as investors lost hope that the embattled video-game retailer will clinch a deal to be acquired.

The shares fell as much as 9.9 percent to $14.91 on Monday, the biggest intraday plunge since May 18.