Monday, May 18, 2026

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Global Markets Rally as Energy Shock Tests Policy Calm

Investors pushed world equities higher as hopes for diplomatic restraint offset inflation risks from elevated oil prices and tighter bond-market conditions. Global markets entered Thursday with a familiar contradiction: investors were willing
May 14, 2026
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AI Optimism Cannot Outrun the Price of Money

Investors are right to reward companies building the next productivity cycle, but the market is again underestimating how much higher energy prices, sticky inflation and firm bond yields can narrow the path
May 12, 2026
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AI Spending Enters Its Infrastructure Phase

Big technology’s artificial-intelligence boom is shifting from model hype to the harder question of whether chips, networking, power and cloud demand can produce durable returns for investors. The technology sector’s latest market
May 5, 2026
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The Market’s Calm Is Getting Expensive

Investors are right to respect the rally, but wrong to assume strong earnings have erased the risks building beneath high valuations, sticky rates, and geopolitical stress. The most dangerous phrase in markets
May 4, 2026
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AI Build-Out Defines Tech’s New Discipline

Nvidia’s conference, Meta’s infrastructure push, Oracle’s cloud momentum and ASML’s caution are showing investors that 2026 technology leadership depends as much on capital discipline as on innovation. Technology investors are entering the
March 16, 2026