GameStop’s $56 Billion eBay Bid Is Already Falling Apart
5/5/202632 min
Ed Elson speaks with Rohan Goswami about whether or not GameStop can afford to buy eBay. Then, Charles Elson joins the show to assess the strength of Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI in the ongoing trial. Finally, Ed breaks down what today’s hottest stocks have in common. Rohan Goswami is a Business Reporter at Semafor. Charles Elson is the Founding Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. Get your tickets to the Prof G Markets tour Subscribe to the Prof G Markets Youtube Channel Check out our latest Prof G Markets newsletter Follow Prof G Markets on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram, X and Substack Follow Scott on Instagram Send us your questions or comments by emailing Markets@profgmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Speaker 10:14
[upbeat music] Love don't cost a thing, but weddings sure do.
Rohan Goswami· Guest0:20
I would say every single person I go to, and I'm like, "So how much over budget are you right now?" And I've, I've never heard someone say they were under budget.
Speaker 10:29
[laughs] Matrimony's rising price tag. That's this week on Explain It To Me. Find new episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts.
Ed Elson· Host0:38
[upbeat music] Today's number: one million. That's how many bees escaped a beekeeper's truck after it crashed on the interstate highway in Knoxville, Tennessee last week. According to transportation officials, local traffic was already congested, so this one will really sting.
Ryan Cohen· Soundbite1:02
17,000 shares- I'm, I'm sorry. Money markets messed.
Andrew Ross Sorkin· Soundbite1:06
If money is evil, then that building is hell.
Ryan Cohen· Soundbite1:09
The show goes on! [crowd cheering] The folks in Milwaukee. Sell, sell!
Ed Elson· Host1:14
Welcome to Prop Markets. I'm Ed Elson, kicking off with a terrible joke to start the week. It is May 5th. Let's check in on yesterday's market vitals. [upbeat music] The major indices all fell as tensions continued to escalate in the Strait of