AI SPENDING PROPS UP MARKETS AMID ECONOMIC HEADWINDS
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Artificial intelligence capital expenditures are driving market resilience despite rising oil prices, higher interest rates, and slowing economic growth. JPMorgan Asset Management strategist Stephanie Aliaga says AI-related investment is sustaining earnings growth and investor attention.
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