Big Tech

Are we in an AI investing bubble?

It is important to assess where we are along the path of AI adoption, investor enthusiasm and the very real possibility that there will be trouble ahead

Joseph Wilson, portfolio manager of the JP Morgan US Technology Fund, says data-centre vacancy rates “are at record lows” today, and utilisation levels “hover at around 80%”.

No bubble in AI, says JP Morgan Asset Management portfolio manager

‘Valuations don’t seem stretched to me,’ says Joseph Wilson

Google has so far come away largely unscathed from a bipartisan government legal crackdown on the dominance of Big Tech - a push that began during the first term of US President Donald Trump.

Judge in Google ad tech case seeks quick fix for web giant's monopolies

[ALEXANDRIA] The US judge considering whether to order a breakup of Google’s advertising technology business asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday (Nov 21) how quickly such a remedy would ta...

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Wall Street traders left stocks hovering near all-time highs amid calls for a break after a $15 trillion rally from April lows, with traders awaiting a handful of Federal Reserve speakers and a key inflation measure. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Magnificent 7 is passe. This group of AI stocks can replace it

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s most powerful collection of stocks, the Magnificent Seven, is looking a tad dated. Make way for the Great Eight. Or maybe the Golden Dozen. Or the TenAI of GenAI.

Nvidia is now the world’s biggest company at a market valuation of US$4.5 trillion, while OpenAI is the world’s largest private tech firm.
THE BROAD VIEW

The US$100 billion Nvidia-OpenAI virtuous circle has an ugly side

The eye-popping partnership shows that AI’s real risk isn’t just a bursting bubble but industry consolidation that shuts out competitors

An advertisement for a visa consultancy office in New Delhi. Indian citizens scooped up about three-quarters of H-1B visas in 2023.

The perverse consequence of America’s US$100,000 visa fees

Offshoring to India and other countries could accelerate

The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index is up almost 40% since its early April plunge triggered by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

Options traders brace for Big Tech sell-off with ‘disaster’ puts

Fears of a bubble are mounting, as tech stocks follow a pattern that is “surprisingly similar” to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s

During the June quarter, hedge funds cut their exposure to laggards in industries like aerospace and defence, and consumer and retail, as part of a broader move back to momentum investing.

Hedge funds shift bets to double down on Big Tech amid AI boom

Move comes amid a generational boom in the growth of artificial intelligence

Microsoft, which set a US$24.2 billion capital spending record last quarter, plans to drop upwards of US$30 billion in the current period.

The AI race has big tech spending US$344 billion this year

The four companies are expected to spend more than US$344 billion for the year, with much of it going to the data centres necessary to run AI models

What is the impact of US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, and how have various countries reacted?

US tariffs, Fed signals, and why Asian markets are staying cool

How did Asian markets react to the Fed’s decision on interest rates? Emily Liu finds out.