AI Boom or Bubble? Plus the US Government Reopens After Record Shutdown

This week on the AmplifyME Market Maker podcast, we break down three major market stories: Trump ends the longest US government shutdown, but markets are already bracing for another fiscal cliff in January; oil drops sharply as Saudi ramps supply ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Trump in Washington; and we unpack Goldman Sachs’ latest view on whether the AI boom is a bubble or the start of a multi-trillion-dollar investment cycle.

(00:00) Intro & Themes in Focus

(02:10) US Government Shutdown Ends

(08:40) SNAP, ACA & Sector Impacts

(12:20) Airlines & Thanksgiving Travel

(14:20) Oil Drops 4%: Supply Glut

(19:05) Saudi Strategy & Trump Meeting

(22:09) AI Demand vs Energy Glut

(24:30) Are We in an AI Bubble?

(26:25) Private vs Public AI Valuations

(29:00) Data Centre Capex Boom

(33:22) Where Value Sits in the AI Stack

(34:31) Gary Marcus & AI Limits

(37:49) Bubble or Not? Final Take

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