GameStop’s $56 Billion eBay Bid Is Already Falling Apart

About this episode

The episode discusses GameStop's potential acquisition of eBay and examines Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI.

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

People in this episode

Host: Ed Elson

Guests: Rohan Goswami, Charles Elson

Topics covered

• GameStop
• eBay
• Elon Musk
• OpenAI
• stock market
• corporate governance

Keywords

• GameStop
• eBay
• Elon Musk
• OpenAI
• stocks
• business news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GameStop, eBay, OpenAI, Semafor, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware, Prof G Markets

More episodes of Prof G Markets

• The IPO Frenzy Has Begun — ft. Howard Marks · June 12, 2026 · 56 min
• SpaceX Goes Public Tomorrow — Look Out Below · June 11, 2026 · 34 min
• How Influencers Hijacked The Consumer Economy · June 10, 2026 · 31 min
• Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street · June 9, 2026 · 32 min
• AI’s $400 Billion Test Is About To Begin · June 8, 2026 · 1h 8m
• The Space Boom Is Just Beginning · June 7, 2026 · 52 min