AI lifts tech, oil sinks
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U.S. stocks closed mixed on Wall Street Tuesday as AI-driven gains pushed major tech firms to record highs while oil prices tumbled, dragging energy shares lower.
by James Scott
Except central banks have significantly raised the bar for financial crashes. Systemic loss of market confidence matters less than sudden collapse in trust that central banks can still backstop the system. We replaced price signals with politico-technocratic ones.
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Except central banks have significantly raised the bar for financial crashes. Systemic loss of market confidence matters less than sudden collapse in trust that central banks can still backstop the system. We replaced price signals with politico-technocratic ones.