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The Week in Markets

AI bull market powers Wall Street to new highs

Big Tech’s AI arms race hit new extremes this week as NVIDIA became the world’s first $5 trillion company, while Microsoft and Apple joined the $4 trillion club following OpenAI’s restructuring and record iPhone sales.

Meta’s $30 billion bond sale drew $125 billion in orders, underscoring investor appetite for AI-driven capex. Yet asset managers warn exuberance may test limits.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management called markets a “tug of war between AI-fuelled optimism and stretched valuations. The Carlyle Group said the next frontier - agentic AI - will reshape how businesses work, demanding leadership, not just infrastructure. Meanwhile, Robeco reminded investors to not overlook Europe, which is quietly powering the AI build-out through enablers like ASML, Schneider Electric and Siemens Energy, and adopters such as SAP, RELX Technology and Wolters Kluwer.

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