Reddit stock traders boost Wendy’s to fresh highs in a collective bid to ‘save’ the fast food brand

Meme stock traders have found a new company to “save”: The Wendy’s Company.  The fast food chain saw its shares (Nasdaq: WEN) rise over 19% in premarket trading on Thursday morning as pockets of the internet—primarily Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets—rallied for the company’s success.  The overnight jump follows a Wednesday close that was up more than 25%.  One of the earliest Reddit posts came yesterday with a picture showing Wendy’s stock price down more than 72% over the last...