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Ashok Varadhan's case rests on the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged through the rest of 2026, oil prices falling significantly, and the economy remaining resilient as artificial intelligence begins delivering productivity gains.

SK Hynix is making one of its biggest bets yet on the artificial intelligence boom, announcing plans to invest 54 trillion Korean won, or about $38.1 billion, to expand its memory chip manufacturing capacity.

Both Tesla and Alphabet reported negative free cash flow for this quarter, but assured investors that this was to be expected due to their investments in AI. Their stocks are plummeting anyway.

Advanced Micro Devices is making one of the biggest strategic bets in its history, agreeing to invest up to $5 billion in artificial intelligence company Anthropic.

Americans believe they need about $1.2 million to retire comfortably, but a growing number doubt they will ever reach that goal.

Meta is dramatically expanding its largest artificial intelligence infrastructure project, increasing the planned investment in its Hyperion data center in rural Louisiana to more than $50 billion.

Leaders in the AI industry argue that investors are becoming more strategic about where they deploy AI and how they measure its return on investment after recent volatility in semiconductor stocks.

A group of five senior Senate Democrats is renewing the push for congressional hearings into President Donald Trump's cryptocurrency business interests.

Alibaba affiliate Ant Group is accelerating its push into humanoid robotics, leading a new $73.6 million funding round for Chinese startup Zeroth.

The benchmark S&P 500 climbed 14.9% during the second quarter, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite soared 21.4%, marking their best quarterly performances since the second quarter of 2020.

A new report cautions that the extraordinary spending on AI infrastructure bears striking similarities to past technological revolutions that ultimately ended in financial corrections and recessions.

HSBC warned that markets have become increasingly vulnerable to so-called "pain trades," unexpected moves that go against the prevailing consensus and force investors to unwind crowded positions rapidly.

The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, climbed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.1% in May, marking its highest reading since April 2023.

According to a recent analysis by RSM Chief Economist Joe Brusuelas, rising stock prices are making the rich significantly richer while providing only limited benefits to the broader economy.

The deal between the U.S. and Iran reportedly includes a $300 billion fund to invest in the latter, more than half of which has already been committed, according to a new report.

Meta announced a $115 million initiative aimed at training thousands of Americans for skilled trade careers tied to the rapid expansion of AI data centers.

Google parent Alphabet is asking investors for an extraordinary $80 billion to help finance one of the most ambitious artificial intelligence expansion plans ever undertaken by a technology company.

According to Craig Bonn, a pre-IPO investment refers to buying shares in a private company before it becomes publicly traded.

A growing war involving Iran is shaping up to be an "everybody loses" scenario for the global economy, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley.

OpenAI secured $110 billion in investments, propelling the company into rarefied financial territory ahead of an anticipated initial public offering.

Startup investment in Latin America is expected to rebound in 2026, with fintech firms poised to attract the largest share of new capital after several years of subdued funding, according to a report by Bloomberg Línea.