""The market shrugs off war in the Middle East, inflation, wild oil prices, and tens of thousands of job cuts. It fabricated its own universe where the only things that are real are companies with 'AI' in their name.""
""If your company that is yesterday's news is tanking and you can fool people into thinking you are worth investing in today by claiming to be an AI company, you get the 2026 PT Barnum Award.""
""The S&P 500 has surged more than 10% to all-time highs this month, despite the US-Iran war disrupting international trade and energy flows, catapulting oil prices to four-year highs.""
""Big Tech companies are seeing slower growth, overinvesting in AI equipment, inflating their earnings, diluting their shareholders, and signing circular contracts with one another to keep the hype alive.""
Investors are currently prioritizing AI-related companies, disregarding global issues like war, inflation, and job cuts. The stock market has surged despite these challenges, with companies like Allbirds experiencing massive stock price increases after rebranding as AI firms. Skeptics, including Erik Gordon and Michael Burry, warn that this trend may lead to overvaluation and unsustainable growth, as many companies are inflating earnings and engaging in questionable practices to maintain investor interest in AI.
Read at www.businessinsider.com
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