When AI Gets a Wallet
Agentic commerce could change who controls discovery, payment and customer trust. The investment question is who owns the permission to act.
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Agentic commerce could change who controls discovery, payment and customer trust. The investment question is who owns the permission to act.
Launches and satellites create the infrastructure; recurring customers and durable margins determine the investment outcome.
Data centres make AI a power, cooling and construction story as well as a software story.
Hardware builds the capacity; software and internet businesses must show that AI changes what customers pay for.
A short issue on the durability of AI profits and the conditions under which US debt becomes a market problem.
For the last two years, the AI narrative has largely revolved around semiconductors. NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) became the face of the AI infrastructure boom. Hyperscalers poured hundreds of…
The dominant narrative around artificial intelligence (AI) has been straightforward and alarming: Machines are coming for human jobs. From automated customer service to AI-generated code, the…
For more than a decade, equity markets have been dominated by growth stocks, particularly technology and platform businesses driven by digital transformation. The rise of artificial…
Two powerful forces are reshaping the U.S. economy in 2026.
Software investing going into 2026 is no longer about chasing the loudest growth story. It is about identifying durable value creators that can survive tighter budgets, longer deal scrutiny…
Copper has quietly become one of the most important strategic commodities of this decade. It sits at the center of electrification, renewable energy, electric vehicles, AI-driven data centers…
Over the last few years, markets have absorbed inflation shocks, aggressive rate hikes, geopolitical stress, trade tensions, and the explosive rise of AI; yet the S&P 500 has remained…
The past year was anything but ordinary. Trade wars returned, artificial intelligence surged at unprecedented scale, governments ran ever-larger deficits, and faith in institutions was…
As the year progresses, investors find themselves juggling conflicting signals: softening U.S. data, renewed strength in global manufacturing, high expectations embedded in AI-related…
The latest earnings season has triggered another major upgrade in expectations for AI capital expenditure. After multiple quarters of upward revisions, the AI hyperscalers — Amazon (AMZN)…
Global electricity markets are entering a profound and long-lasting expansion phase. But unlike previous cycles driven by heavy manufacturing or industrialization, today’s surge is being…
China is quietly engineering one of the biggest infrastructure expansions in its history: A nationwide push to build the digital backbone for artificial intelligence.
Earnings have been coming in fast and heavy past few weeks from the biggest names in U.S. autos and industrial tech: Tesla (TSLA), General Motors (GM), Ford (F), Visteon (VC), Gentex (GNTX)…
Equity markets continue to defy gravity. Global indices hover near record highs, AI investment keeps accelerating, and the biggest U.S. technology companies together now represent nearly a…
For more than a decade, international equities have played second fiddle to the United States, home to the Magnificent 7 and the most powerful technology ecosystem in history. The dominance of…
The semiconductor sector has been the backbone of the AI trade since late 2022. The explosion of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) created insatiable demand for GPUs, AI…
Money has always evolved alongside technology. From the first coins to paper notes, from credit cards to mobile wallets, each leap reflected society’s pursuit of faster, safer, and more…
The U.S. energy system is undergoing a strategic realignment. Policy changes, surging power demand from artificial intelligence, and maturing shale production are collectively reshaping the…
The global eCommerce industry has matured meaningfully over the past five years. Gone are the pandemic-era days of double-digit annual growth, but this isn’t the end of the story. In fact, as…
If you had to bet on a single factor that could add an extra percentage point to India’s economic growth over the next decade, what would it be? Infrastructure? Artificial intelligence?…
The global financial markets have had a dramatic and unpredictable start to 2025. What began as a promising year for U.S. markets and technology stocks has quickly turned into a complex and…
Over the past decade, China has firmly established itself as a technological powerhouse, investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. With rapid advancements in AI…
The U.S. online sports betting (OSB) and iGaming markets are on fire—dynamic, fiercely competitive, and expanding at breakneck speed.
Across the United States, the rise of data centers has been dramatic. Yet, paradoxically, the national power demand figures tell a different story.
Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been a key player in the tech industry, especially with its significant impact on AI and data center markets. Following its latest earnings report…
A summer heat wave isn't the only reason for the expected rise in electricity demand. The growing influence of artificial intelligence and its substantial energy needs are increasing the…
Goldman Sachs increased its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 5,600 , citing better-than-expected earnings from mega-cap tech stocks and a slightly higher fair value P/E (price-to-earning)…