Semiconductor stocks have been the biggest beneficiaries of the Artificial Intelligence boom, as these companies provide the “picks and shovels” for the AI gold rush. But that raises the question of whether this really is a boom or a bubble.
The EUR/USD weekly forecast illustrated neutral-to-moderately-bullish momentum this week, as the euro strengthened amid easing political tensions in France. Meanwhile, the dollar remained under pressure amid lower yields and revived trade war fears.
In a pivotal moment for the U.S. semiconductor industry, Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company have successfully produced the first U.S.-made Blackwell AI wafer at Taiwan Semiconductor’s state-of-the-art facility in Phoenix, Arizona.
YouTube sensation MrBeast has submitted a trademark application for a cryptocurrency exchange and payment service, expanding his footprint in the digital finance landscape.
The market has recently been less than 2% off all-time highs, yet everyone's acting like the sky is falling. Trade war fears, banking crisis 2.0, and the AI bubble supposedly bursting (again). We heard all of the exact same things in August.
There’s always some truth beneath the hype. That doesn’t mean what’s happening in AI isn’t real—it absolutely is. The question is: What impact will it have? How much value will be created? Nobody seems to know the answer.
Ahead of earnings, D-Wave Quantum’s balance sheet is materially stronger than a year ago, implying low near-term liquidity and solvency risk as compared to the year-ago period. But can this capital strength translate into shareholder value in Q3?
Banking is not a small, insignificant industry. Yes, the big banks still have an inordinate amount of power in the industry, but regional banks still have a profound impact on the real economy. And they appear to be up to their eyeballs in bad loans.
Meta is reportedly offering hefty paychecks for entry-level software engineering roles, a move seen as a response to the challenging job market for recent graduates.
Earlier, I noted that the same institutions that crypto was meant to disrupt were starting to embrace it instead. Which meant the financial giants who once resisted change were now the ones driving it. Visa’s recent move into stablecoins proves it.
