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Aug 2022
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Prof G Markets: Uber and Airbnb Earnings...

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This week on Prof G Markets, Scott deciphers the market’s disparate responses to strong earnings announcements from Uber and Airbnb, and what it tells us about the importance of the narrative over numbers in stock valuation. Then we take a deep dive into Apple’s surprisingly large outstanding debt, and Scott explains why debt is a weapon, but one with two edges. 


Uber Earnings


Airbnb Earnings

 

Apple’s Debt

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