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The head of Saudi Aramco warned that oil stockpiles are running very low – and that’s a threat to inflation. Plus, the pros are trying to dial back their exposure to AI stocks, and particularly US ones – but that’s easier said than done these days. 

Today’s stories:

• Oil Reserves Are Scraping The Bottom Of The Barrel
• Big Global Investors Are Cutting Down On AI

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Corporate bonds had been fairly calm this year, but a glut of new borrowing is now testing investors’ appetite. Plus, the US economy added fewer jobs than expected in September – and July and August’s figures were revised down, too.

Today’s stories:

• Companies Are Borrowing More – And That’s Got Investors Nervous
• US Jobs Came Up Short In September

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Crop prices just went up, which means more expensive groceries could be on the table – along with an inflation headache. Plus, with the AI buildout snatching up memory chips almost as fast as they’re being made, phones and other gadgets are getting pricier.

Today’s stories:

• Your Grocery Bill Could Be About To Get Pricier
• Huawei Is Raising Smartphone Prices As The Memory Shortage Bites

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The AI firm is putting safety over a public listing, but it’s still looking for funding to keep growing – and prices are still rising faster than the Federal Reserve would like, but traders are less sure an interest rate hike is coming next month.

Today’s stories:

• OpenAI’s Looking For Cash After Delaying Its IPO
• In Relaxing News, US Inflation Came In Cooler Than Expected

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In a fresh report, Bain sees existing AI services generating $1.8 trillion per year – but that leaves another $4.2 trillion to come out of (currently) thin air. Plus, Anthropic’s IPO prospectus warned that AI could pose a catastrophic risk to humanity…

Today’s stories:

• AI Needs To Make $6 Trillion A Year To Justify All The Spending
• Anthropic’s Leaked IPO Documents Revealed More Than A $2 Trillion Valuation…

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More corporate dollars are being spent on cheaper, good-enough AI models – and that makes AI startups’ sky-high valuations tougher to justify. Plus, with geopolitical uncertainty the world over, gold and oil are moving in opposite directions.

Today’s stories:

• Companies Are Increasingly Opting For Cheaper AI – Bad News For Anthropic And OpenAI
• Oil Is Up, Gold Is Down

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The closely-watched meeting kept the two countries’ trade truce alive for another two months – but AI, tariffs, and more are still up in the air. Plus, rising energy bills are weighing on Europe’s shoppers – and that’s not great for households or retail stocks.

Today’s stories:

• The US-China Summit Produced Two Pandas, One Eagle, And A Trade Truce Extension
• Costlier Energy Is Chilling European Consumer Confidence

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The social media giant’s surprise device – a cute, pocketable AI assistant – will be a test of what form factor people want their physical AI buddies to take. Plus, inflation fears and government borrowing costs are rising the world over – and the debt pile is only growing…

Today’s stories:

• Meta’s Turning On The Charm With A New Dedicated AI Device
• Government Bonds Are Showing No Sign Of Yielding Yet

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With investors waiting for AI star Anthropic’s listing, other IPO candidates are holding off on launches – and for the first time in months, more analysts downgraded profit predictions than upped them.

Today’s stories:

• Anthropic’s Upcoming Debut Is Making Things Weird On Wall Street
• Analysts Are Less Optimistic About US Company Earnings

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Tencent and Alibaba both made big – but very different – AI announcements, and saw their share prices rise. Plus, prediction market Polymarket is asking European regulators to categorize it as financial services – but that might be a hard sell.

Today’s stories:

• China’s Tech Giants Are Opening Their Hearts And Wallets To AI
• Polymarket Wants To Be A Financial Services Firm In Europe

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