GameStop Wants eBay. It’s Offering $56 Billion to Get It.
From WSJ Minute Briefing by The Wall Street Journal
May 4, 2026 · 3 min
About this episode
The episode discusses GameStop's $56 billion offer to acquire eBay, along with a Journal investigation into prediction markets and President Trump's new plan for the Strait of Hormuz.
Plus: A Journal investigation finds prediction market bets offer worse odds than Vegas Slots. And, President Trump announces a new plan for opening the Strait of Hormuz. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Daniel Bach
Topics covered
- GameStop
- eBay
- business news
- financial markets
- politics
- investigations
Keywords
- GameStop
- eBay
- prediction markets
- Vegas Slots
- President Trump
- Strait of Hormuz
- business news
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Organizations: GameStop, eBay, The Wall Street Journal
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