Secret Meeting On AI

Market Overview
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Year To Date Performances:

1. Tech titans and AI's big guns meet behind closed doors! Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer orchestrated a landmark forum on AI, drawing the crème de la crème of the tech world: Elon Musk of X, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, and others. Joined by union reps and AI ethicists, the closed-door event aimed to navigate AI governance and cultivate collaboration between industry and government. While the secrecy raises eyebrows, it might just coax out candid discussions on AI's looming challenges and solutions.

2. China's property giant, Country Garden, has narrowly escaped default by settling a $22.5 million interest on two bonds, amidst a whopping $187 billion debt. With an impending $2 billion due this year, the firm is under intense scrutiny as its stock price plummets, mirroring penny stocks, and its debt value nosedives. Complicating matters is China's decelerating economic growth, underscored by the decline in the PMI for the services sector - indicating minimal growth. The road ahead looks challenging.

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   1. Canada currently has a record-high number of immigrants per housing unit constructed. The current rate is almost double the previous record, showing a lack of cohesion in government policies, causing a massive shortage of housing.

   2. Automotive loan delinquency is at its highest since 2008, another sign of the struggles for average Americans despite positive headline economic figures.

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