Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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China's AI stocks are struggling, and the slump carries a warning for everyone riding the global AI boom. When the supply of new technology catches up with demand, valuations have to adjust. The Economist asks what that reckoning could look like in other markets.
America's renters are in serious trouble, with several gauges of their financial health flashing red. Affordability has worsened even as headline inflation cooled. The piece is a sobering look at how uneven the recovery has been for households without property.
In this week's Bartleby column, Andrew Palmer makes the case for scientific methods of decision-making. Too many corporate leaders still rely on gut instinct when they should be running proper experiments. It is a brisk argument for bringing the lab into the boardroom.