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applegrove

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Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:12 PM 11 hrs ago

U.S. Stocks Eclipsed by Rest of World [View all]

U.S. Stocks Eclipsed by Rest of World

December 29, 2025 at 9:49 am EST By Taegan Goddard 67 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/12/29/u-s-stocks-eclipsed-by-rest-of-world/


“U.S. stocks have been eclipsed by market gains in the rest of the world in 2025, as worries about high valuations, a Chinese artificial intelligence breakthrough and Donald Trump’s radical economic policies contributed to a rare year of underperformance for Wall Street,” the Financial Times reports.

“The S&P 500 was up 17 percent this year in early trading on Monday, undershooting the 29 percent gain for the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. index by the widest margin since the global financial crisis in 2009.”


Applegrove: and 90 percent of US gains in stocks is AI speculation
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U.S. Stocks Eclipsed by Rest of World [View all] applegrove 11 hrs ago OP
So, if the US stock markets lag, markodochartaigh 11 hrs ago #1
Yes, international has been the place to be, except for AI bucolic_frolic 10 hrs ago #2
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