Economy

The Trillion-Dollar Treadmill, Updated (August 2026) What the arithmetic still says — and why the markets are starting to look nervous There is a number at the centre of the artificial-intelligence boom that almost no one likes to say out loud. Once you write it down, the whole thing starts to look strange. So let … Read more

What the arithmetic says about whether the AI buildout can ever pay for itself There is a number at the centre of the artificial-intelligence boom that almost no one says out loud, because once you write it down the whole thing starts to look strange. So let us write it down. The spending In 2026, … Read more