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Jeff Guo

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
601 total appearances

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Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

Let's have them, Jeff.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

Okay.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

Clue number one, high valuations.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

That's when you see companies with really high stock prices that aren't actually making that much money right now.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

Yeah, a really high price earnings ratio is a sign of optimism about the future.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

Clue number two is volatility.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

That's when you see individual stock prices in an industry just jumping around a lot.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

Yeah.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

Clue number three is issuance.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

That's when you have a lot of new companies going public or a lot of existing companies issuing new shares of stock.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

So they're taking more money from public investors, from the public.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

Right.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

And finally, clue number four is what they call acceleration.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

That's when you see stock prices not just go up, but go up faster and faster.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

Oh, so like if you look at the stock price, it's not like a straight line.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

It's more of like an exponential whoosh.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

And Robin was like, OK, on one hand, we do have some companies with high valuations.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

For instance, NVIDIA's price earnings ratio right now is in the 40s, which is elevated.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

The average for companies in the S&P 500 is more like in the 20s.

Planet Money
So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for.

Also, we are seeing some increased volatility in how the prices are fluctuating from day to day.