Thematic / Megatrends

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The elasticity of progress: how falling costs move bottlenecks
  • 17 Sep 2026

How Discovery looks for portfolio companies that may gain as technology costs fall and scarcity moves.

The Sustainability Trends Report 2026
  • 17 Sep 2026

The 10th annual edition of our flagship report explores how the energy shocks from tragic conflicts and climate impacts have made the case for the energy transition impossible to ignore.

AI in Focus: Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy to Power the Future
  • 17 Sep 2026

This edition of AI in Focus puts energy in the spotlight.

Finding scarcity in AI growth
  • 17 Sep 2026

Discovery explores how falling technology costs can move scarcity elsewhere, creating opportunities in AI infrastructure, software control and biology.

Macro brief: AI in Europe Part 2 – Comparing capex and strategy
  • 17 Sep 2026

Europe’s current AI strategy focus is not to compete with the US and China on capex levels, but to accelerate adoption.

Hyperscaler debt issuance: A technical opportunity in investment grade credit
  • 17 Sep 2026

AI hyperscalers are reshaping the IG credit market, creating attractive dislocations in fundamentally strong issuers – and an attractive entry point.

Pacing the Frontier
  • 17 Sep 2026

Calls to "pace the frontier" mean slowing the release of powerful AI models to test and control them better, not halting development or spending.

The Confidence Gap Among U.S. Workers About Financial Wellness
  • 17 Sep 2026

PNC's 2026 report reveals gaps in worker confidence, retirement preparedness, and financial education. See key findings and employer takeaways.

AI is becoming a credit-cycle story, not just a technology story
  • 17 Sep 2026

AI is reshaping credit through infrastructure spending, debt issuance, and productivity gains, and creating opportunities and risks across sectors.