The artificial intelligence revolution continues its dramatic pace, marked by Elon Musk's legal defeat against OpenAI and a new $5 billion AI cloud venture launched by Google and Blackstone to challenge market leaders. This technological fervor is unfolding against a backdrop of severe economic anxiety, as stubborn inflation triggers a historic bond market selloff that has pushed the 30-year Treasury yield to its highest level since 2007. The real-world consequences of these soaring borrowing costs are becoming clear, pressuring the American consumer as seen in Home Depot's earnings and keeping the housing market constrained by significant affordability challenges.  

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