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0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Report from Korea & AI chip demand
4:51 - Market sell-off & what the AI bears get right
9:25 - Why Wall Street is underestimating AI growth
15:06 - Midterms & data centers
16:46 - Rate hikes, CoreWeave & Oracle debt
19:00 - What could slow AI demand?
20:53 - Tesla & SpaceX merger
33:06 - How investors are playing the merger
35:52 - Market concentration, earnings & the bear narratives
41:34 - AI agents & the future of investing
45:22 - Political risk & a message to the bears

85% Of The AI Boom Is Still Ahead Of Us | Dan Ives

The Pomp Podcast

85% Of The AI Boom Is Still Ahead Of Us | Dan Ives