Economic bubbles have long been a source of fascination and concern for financial experts around the globe. These periods of rapidly escalating asset prices followed by abrupt declines can leave ...

Before the great financial crisis, did you know what a mortgage-backed security was? A credit default swap? Had you ever heard of Lehman Brothers? Every economic bubble has its own vernacular. The ...

It is hard to imagine that anyone could have missed the fact that such economic crashes occur from time to time—crashes that could have terrible consequences for individuals and society. In recent ...

Dean Baker has earned a reputation for predicting economic catastrophe, and he tries to follow his own advice. After the economist warned of a stock bubble in the late 1990s, he rebalanced his ...

The indicator created by the Oracle of Omaha is now at a level he once warned meant investors were "playing with fire." ...

The AI stock bubble, much debated through the back half of 2025, has already burst. That’s the conclusion of John Higgins, chief markets economist at Capital Economics. He’s more worried about what’s ...

Investors have poured billions of dollars into companies leading the artificial intelligence boom, and a sharp drop in valuations would have dire consequences for the credit market and the broader U.S ...

Recent market sentiment is dominated by bearish headlines forecasting corrections and recessions. Despite some sharp sell-offs in recent months, markets have rapidly rebounded to previous levels. A ...

Dean Baker has earned a reputation for predicting economic catastrophe, and he tries to follow his own advice. After the economist warned of a stock bubble in the late 1990s, he rebalanced his ...

While users widely recognize AI as a transformative technology, there is growing concern that the rapid rise in valuations will create a financial bubble.

I often get that question. I can’t say I have a very good answer. Going back to the last bubbles, it would be difficult to identify any events in the world that precipitated the collapse of either the ...