Why Big Tech Is Losing to Boring Stocks

Prof G Markets

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Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Scott Galloway and Ed Elson unpack why boring stocks are winning this year and debate whether they’re truly as recession-proof as investors believe. They also debate the latest wave of proposed wealth taxes and whether they can actually address inequality. Finally, they examine why AI is quickly becoming one of the defining political issues of the decade. Subscribe to the Prof G Markets newsletter Order "Notes on Being a Man," out now Note: We may earn revenue from some of the links we provide. Subscribe to No Mercy / No Malice Follow the podcast across socials @profgmarkets Follow Scott on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram, X and Substack Send us your questions or comments by emailing Markets@profgmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:04.7	The U.S. stock market started history's greatest wave of wealth creation.
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