ECB Research: Even if AI meets expectations, a pullback in U.S. tech stocks could threaten the euro area

Economists at the European Central Bank have warned that a correction in U.S. technology stocks may be inevitable, even if artificial intelligence ultimately delivers on all its promises. The core logic is that technological success could diffuse risk from the corporate level to the broader economy, driving up unhedgeable systemic risk premiums and suppressing valuations. The euro area is unlikely to remain insulated, and current policy room for maneuver is far more limited than it was during the burst of the dot-com bubble.

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The “Survivor Game” of AI Short Dramas: Who Is Making Money and Who Is Being Eliminated? | Frontline

① According to DataEye, 221,900 AI-generated drama and animation series were launched on Douyin alone in the first half of the year. Among these, 1,055 titles surpassed 100 million views, representing a hit rate of 0.48%. ② Many industry practitioners note that the early-stage traffic dividend has passed; the era of monetizing through the mass production of low-quality content to chase viral trends is long gone, as the industry iterates toward standardization and premium quality.

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From Tech Narrative to Capital Narrative: The Next Key Battlefield in the AI Investment Cycle

U.S. hyperscale cloud providers have significantly raised their capital expenditure plans, public and private credit markets are accelerating their involvement in AI infrastructure financing, and funding structures are rapidly evolving and extending deeper into the value chain—all of these developments have converged within just a few months, with a speed, scope, and level of innovation that exceeded market expectations. Morgan Stanley believes that AI is evolving into a capital market narrative, and understanding the flow of capital is becoming as important as understanding technological innovation itself.

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Google Is Paying $10 Million for Bankrupt Spirit Airlines' Old Emails and Spreadsheets: Here's Why

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Nike, Meta Platforms, INVO Fertility, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, and Micron: Why These 5 Stocks Are on Investors' Radars Today

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Open or Closed APIs? Anthropic and OpenAI’s Strategic Choices Raise Concerns Among Corporate Clients

Anthropic and OpenAI are accelerating their expansion into vertical industry applications, creating direct competition with their own API clients and placing enterprise customers in an increasingly awkward position. Design tool provider Canva is the latest company to face this dilemma, as its core functionalities are now in direct competition with Anthropic’s proprietary applications. On August 17, The Information reported that this "supplier-as-competitor" dynamic has prompted a growing number of developers reliant on cutting-edge models to reassess their technological strategies. Currently, the API business remains Anthropic’s and

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