Online gaming sees share prices fall across the industry - stick or twist?

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Stockpicking portfolios are lauded for the potential rewards on offer but every so often the share p...

Stockpicking portfolios are lauded for the potential rewards on offer but every so often the share price of a popular company heads south and suddenly the risks become apparent. Remember Railtrack? A great stockpick by many top fund managers until the Government stepped in and put it in the hands of a not-for-profit trust. The share price plummeted and those who hadn't made a sharp exit had to suffer the consequences. So could the recent fall across the high-growth online gaming sector represent a case of déjà vu for the industry? Which managers saw (or said they saw) it coming? Last we...

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