This week on Prof G Markets, Scott breaks down the state of play in the AI wars as Microsoft and Google compete in a lightning fast hype cycle. Then Scott breaks down why institutional investors would pour more money into Bed Bath & Beyond when it’s on the brink of bankruptcy, and why he made an options trade on the stock’s volatility.

This week on Prof G Markets, Scott shares his thoughts on why Meta’s stock roared after the company vowed to cut costs (and why he hopes Zuckerberg’s metaverse shows just an inkling of success). He then explains the market’s obsession with OpenAI, and why SoFi’s strong earnings might signal hope for the SPAC market. Finally, he reflects on the latest in the Adani Group Short saga and what it means for the Indian market.

This week on Prof G Markets, Scott reflects on Tesla’s latest earnings, semi-truck deliveries, and price cuts. He then offers his thoughts on the ugly side of share repurchasing programs, and explains why this will be the year of the activist investor.

This week on Prof G Markets, Scott shares his thoughts on Nelson Peltz’s activist investment in Disney. He then explains why Goldman reported its largest earnings miss in a decade. Finally, Scott discusses the business of dating apps like Hinge, and sources some personal experiences from his Gen Z team members.

This week on Prof G Markets, Scott shares his thoughts on Microsoft’s plan to invest $10 billion in OpenAI. He also discusses how the concept of anonymity has enabled rampant wash trading in the NFT market. Finally, we check in on the state of EU tech regulations from the DLD conference in Munich.

This week on Prof G Markets, we’re starting the year by getting down to the basics and answering a foundational question: what is a stock? Scott shares the story of his first-ever investment as a 13-year-old, and offers his thoughts on how to value a stock.

This week on Prof G Markets, we hear part one of Scott’s predictions for 2023. Tune in on Thursday for part two.

This week on Prof G Markets, Scott reflects on a year in markets defined by the war in Ukraine, inflation, and the decline of risk capital. He shares his main takeaways from 2022 as well as what he hopes investors learned from the year.

This week on Prof G Markets, Scott shares his thoughts on why Robinhood is starting to offer retirement accounts. Then Aswath Damodaran, a professor of finance at NYU Stern, joins Scott for a Lightning Round on Apple, Amazon, Bob Iger, Chinese stocks, and opportunities in the markets. Finally, we hear a prediction for Disney in 2023.

This week on Prof G Markets, Scott reflects on Sam Bankman-Fried’s DealBook Summit interview. He then explains why the cybersecurity sector is practically recession-proof, and shares his thoughts on how Elon Musk’s antics at Twitter will cause Tesla’s stock to get cut in half. And in this week’s unpack, we learn about how bankruptcies work, and whether Musk might file for one at Twitter.