Can Big Tech calm investors' AI jitters? artwork
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Can Big Tech calm investors' AI jitters?

Oct 20, 2026 · 13:04

Protests across Europe over the high cost of living have turned increasingly disruptive, investors are racing to buy credit default swaps to protect their portfolios in the event the AI boom unravels, and Big Tech starts releasing their earnings reports this week. Plus, India’s second-richest man will try to pull off the country’s biggest initial public offering and Saudi Arabia has postponed its…