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AI Investment Masks Economic Vulnerabilities Amid Trade Tensions, Analysts Warn

Massive corporate investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure is reportedly cushioning the US economy against trade war impacts while driving nearly all recent GDP growth. However, economists caution this spending surge may conceal underlying economic vulnerabilities and raise sustainability concerns as AI capital expenditures account for an unprecedented share of expansion.

AI Spending Offsets Tariff Impacts

Corporate investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure is reportedly blunting the economic impact of the ongoing China–United States trade war while driving an overwhelming majority of recent GDP growth, according to economic analyses. Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, suggests in recent commentary that while trade tensions remain a “mild drag on growth,” their impact is being “more than offset by the tailwinds from the AI boom.”

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Nobel Economics Prize Honors Research on Technology, Innovation and Economic Growth

Three distinguished economists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for their transformative work on how scientific innovation and market competition drive economic growth. Their research provides crucial insights into the mechanisms of technological progress and creative destruction that shape modern economies. The 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to three pioneering researchers whose work fundamentally explains how technological innovation and scientific advancement drive sustained economic growth. The award recognizes decades of research that has transformed our understanding of the relationship between knowledge creation, market competition, and economic development.

Meet the 2025 Nobel Laureates in Economics