Nvidia results set to answer AI bubble fears November 19, 2025 Nvidia’s third quarter results, set to be announced after US market closes on Wednesday, will be a litmus test for the AI boom that has propelled global equities to record highs. The chip titan, which now accounts for roughly seven per cent of the S&P 500 by market cap, has seen its shares surge more [...]
AI bubble fears: Which of the Magnificent Seven will pop? November 17, 2025 The spectacle of the so-called Magnificent Seven – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Meta, Microsoft, and Nvidia – has been the defining market story of this generation. Synonymous with the AI boom, their collective valuation, now commanding a fifth of global markets, is underpinned by the fervent belief that they alone will win the AI arms [...]
Tech tailwinds boost Polar Capital as AI bubble balloons November 17, 2025 Asset manager Polar Capital reported a surge in earnings after the firm’s “meaningful exposure” to tech stocks provided a hefty tailwind. The London-listed business recorded a 21 per cent jump in pre-tax profit to £27.9m, this was up from £23.1m just last year. Whilst outflows soared to £690m, including a significant £632m concentrated in the [...]
FTSE 100 and S&P 500 circle record highs as US shutdown cools November 10, 2025 Global markets sprung back to life on Monday after AI jitters and the US government shutdown helped trigger widespread sell-offs last week. The S&P 500 – which tracks the 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States – jumped over one per cent to 6,804.80p at Wall Street’s opening bell. The tech-heavy [...]
AI bubble tensions flare after Wall Street’s £750bn hit November 10, 2025 The bubbling market tensions continued to simmer on Monday as Wall Street sprung back to life after a week of AI jitters and tech nerves. US markets were coming off a week where AI-related firms lost over £750bn in market value led by a £350bn plunge in chipmaker Nvidia, which lost nearly ten per cent [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Diageo taps new top chief; private equity swoop November 10, 2025 Good morning from the CityAM liveblog team, It’s a new week in the City and markets will be hoping for a recovery rally after tech jitters sent stocks deeper into the red on Friday. There’s a mixed bag of factors weighing on global indexes, namely the ongoing government shutdown in the US and the [...]
Tech stocks fall again as AI bubble fears mount November 8, 2025 Tech stocks fell again on Friday, extending a difficult week for the sector as investors fretted over soaring valuations and a possible AI bubble. Leading names including Nvidia, Palantir, Meta, AMD, and Tesla all suffered losses, erasing gains from earlier in the year and intensifying concerns about whether AI-driven growth can justify current market prices. [...]
Rightmove shares in £1bn crash as AI plans spook investors November 7, 2025 Shares in Rightmove nosedived on Friday morning after the property titan revealed a major-shakeup centred on upping AI spending. The group said it would invest £60m over the next three years, with a focus on leaning into new tech. The FTSE 100 firm slashed its short-term profitability targets amid the new plans. Company boss Johan [...]
AI bubble fears dismissed as sector bets on lasting tech boom October 31, 2025 Federal reserve chair Jerome Powell recently poured cold water on mounting fears that the AI boom is heading for a spectacular bust, arguing that the current surge in investment bears little resemblance to the dot-com frenzy that ended in tears two decades ago. In a press conference following the Fed’s latest rate decision this week, [...]
Will Big Tech earnings pop the AI bubble? October 28, 2025 This week, the world’s most powerful firms, Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, Amazon and Apple, will announce their quarterly results, which could either propel Wall Street to new highs or puncture the AI so-called ‘bubble’. Together, these five firms make up a quarter of the S&P 500’s value, and have collectively added over $6tr (£4.5tr) to their [...]