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Another Wednesday! It’s already shaping up to be a week of weird market shake-ups, starting with our old pal GameStop. But can you really catch lightning in a bottle twice?

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And would people really trade their luscious locks just to meet their weight-loss goals? These are the important questions that only true market insiders can answer. Luckily, my, uh, my dad works at Nintendo. Let’s get into it.

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Remember when GameStop was just the place you traded in your old PS3 games for $3.50? Well, CEO Ryan Cohen is out here trying to buy eBay for $55.5 billion, and honestly, it's an interesting proposition.

So GameStop just dropped a non-binding offer to snag eBay at $125 per share, which is about 46% more than what eBay was trading at back in February when GameStop started stealthily buying up shares. The offer is half cash, half GameStop stock, and Cohen says he'll cut $2 billion in costs within the first year. (Read: a lot of people at eBay would probably lose their jobs.)

The wild part is, GameStop is worth like $11 billion. eBay is worth $46 billion. Cohen's offering $125 per share for a company that's literally four times bigger than his own. Cohen says he's got $9.4 billion in cash on hand plus a $20 billion loan commitment from TD Bank, and he can issue more stock if needed to make it work.

Cohen's pitch is pretty straightforward: eBay is spending way too much money on marketing ($2.4 billion last year!) and barely growing. He wants to turn GameStop's 1,600 stores into authentication and pickup centers for eBay sellers. Whether this actually happens is anyone's guess. eBay's board said they'll "review" the offer, which is a friendly way of saying "we need to figure out if this guy is for real."

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So you know how everyone's on Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, or Zepbound these days? Turns out there's a pretty annoying side effect nobody warned us about: your hair might start falling out.

According to a new study, the rapid weight loss from these GLP-1 drugs can trigger temporary hair shedding. The higher the dose, the more likely it is to happen. And since roughly one in eight American adults is now on these meds (with JPMorgan predicting 25 million users by 2030), that's a LOT of people suddenly googling "why is my hair falling out."

Enter the beauty industry, which is absolutely thriving off this situation. Data shows that GLP-1 users spend about 30% more on beauty products than everyone else. Brands like Redken literally created a whole product line tested specifically on GLP-1 users. KeraFactor says their direct-to-consumer sales are up 100% year-over-year. Even Ulta's CEO mentioned they're seeing way more customers buying hair treatment products because of this trend.

The silver (or gray) lining is that dermatologists say the hair loss is usually temporary and reversible. Eating enough protein, iron, and vitamin B12 can help, and most people's hair grows back once their weight stabilizes. So if you're on these drugs and freaking out about your hairline, take a breath. But also maybe grab some scalp serum while you're at it, because capitalism gonna capitalize.

A lot can happen in a week!

Let’s take a quick look at who struck gold and who struck out since our last issue:

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL): +10.56%
Apple Inc. (AAPL): +6.20%
Amazon.com, Inc (AMZN): +4.90%
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA): +3.38%
Broadcom (AVGO): +3.10%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META): -10.78%
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): -9.18%
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): -3.27%
Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM): -2.58%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B): -1.38%

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— Brandon and Blake of Invested Inc.