I caught up with Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary to get his thoughts on the burgeoning tech trend and how he plans to play the market in 2023.
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Kevin O'Leary is the chairman of O'Leary Ventures, a media personality, and veteran investor. This conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Phil Rosen: You told me that you're in talks for a potential stake in ChatGPT creator OpenAI. What are you looking at there?
Whatever portfolio that position goes into, if we take a position, it won't be more than 5% of it. Either it'll have a good outcome or it won't, but I won't take down the ship or sell the farm for it.
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I know there's going to be a lot of competition and a lot of disruption, but I certainly like always to have a piece of the first mover.
What does ChatGPT mean to legacy search giants like Google?
KO: ChatGPT certainly is a threat to Google, and Google must know that.
The market hasn't really punished Google stock for this. But a few quarters from now, if ChatGPT really starts to bring in significant subscriber fees, then we'll see what happens.
AI is sort of the new, hot kid on the block, like the internet was 20 years ago. This is the next thing, and what you learn with next things is that it's often best to invest in the first mover and sit back and watch.
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1. Some of the biggest firms on Wall Street are warning their clients not to trust the stock market rally. There's still trouble on the way for the US economy and corporate earnings, which could punish over-enthusiastic investors. Here's exactly what the pros are watching.
2. This strategist said you can tell the stock market surge is out of steam because the dollar's no longer on the retreat. "We don't think there's a ton of downside for the dollar, and if there's not a lot of downside for the dollar, it's tough to see a lot of upside for equities," Jonathan Krinksky said. Get the full details.
3. Bank of America warned that Hasbro continues to destroy "customer goodwill" in diluting the value of Magic: The Gathering. Analysts reiterated their "Underperform" rating for the company, noting that it's trying to over-monetize its brands — which is weighing on fans' wallets.
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4. If a Wall Street "expert" is warning you about a recession or a crash, check their math. That's the advice of Neil Dutta, a veteran economist who's just about done with the doom-and-gloom talk coming out of the world of finance. He says the deluge of crappy analysis has never been worse.
5. Microsoft won the week but Google's big reveal is still to come in the AI search wars, according to Bank of America. ChatGPT's popularity among consumers creates uncertainties for Alphabet, and it's possible that Bing takes market share from the legacy search engine. But strategists are still bullish on Google in the long run.
8. Morningstar recommends this batch of stocks that have strong cash flow and smart management teams. As a recession looms and volatility increases, certain companies are trading far below fair market value — making them perfect investments to add to your portfolio. See the 10 names.
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9. Make these undervalued investments now while the stock market rally unwinds after a red-hot jobs report. The investment chief at Cambria Funds said he isn't putting too much faith into employment data as a way to decide your strategy. He's watching these four corners of the market for promising returns.
10. Markets guru Jeremy Siegel is predicting stocks to keep climbing this year. The "Stocks for the Long Run" author and finance professor told Insider that he expects the Fed to start slashing interest rates soon, and that will fuel market gains. He also warned that housing prices could fall 20% from their peak.
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