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The AI Innovation Cycle: Scenarios and Signposts

The AI innovation cycle is early stage and investment is surging, with uncertain outcomes. Four scenarios and key signposts can help investors assess how the AI cycle may evolve.

Company Earnings

Q3 Tech Earnings Preview: AI Trade Under Pressure

Chip, software, and cybersecurity stocks headline the next wave of tech earnings. Here's what investors should watch as the AI trade wavers and spending growth slows.

Markets and Economy

After Sell-Off, Investors Brace for Inflation Data

Today's light calendar belies an important week for inflation reports, Fed speakers, and Treasury auctions. Tomorrow's CPI is the key data following Friday's robust jobs report.

Markets and Economy

Stocks Up Despite Nvidia, Lifted by Crude's Drop

Major indexes rebounded early from last week's selloff, helped by falling crude and yields. Nvidia plunged 5% on concerns about its CEO, while other chip stocks mostly rose.

Futures

Looking to the Futures

Heating Oil futures (/HO) traded slightly lower on Friday, with December ULSD settling near $4.33 per gallon.

Markets and Economy

Chips Sink, Consumers Strain, Congress Shifts

Chips slide into a bear market and test whether the market can hold up beyond AI. Elsewhere, consumers show strain and a debt ceiling fight looms as Congress changes hands.

Trading

Weekly Trader's Outlook

The weight of the evidence appears to be shifting toward increased downside risks for equity markets.

Markets and Economy

Jobs Report On-Deck After Tech-led Market Carnage

All eyes will be on the October nonfarm payrolls report today, with investors hoping for positive news after markets plunged yesterday amid fears of an AI buildout slowdown.

Market Volatility

Stocks Plunge on AI Fears, Volatility Erupts

Stocks suffered their worst session in well over a year as AI and tech stocks plunged on concern that the election results might dramatically slow AI spending. Volatility soared.

Markets and Economy

After Rally on Election Rout, Key Jobs Data Looms

Yesterday's rally, driven by consumer-oriented sectors on hopes the election could calm inflation and geopolitical turbulence, precedes Friday's critical nonfarm payrolls report.

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