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Wall Street JournalTuesday, 26 May 2026
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Risk Premium for Holding Stocks Over Bonds Vanishes
Measure hovers at low levels not seen since the bursting of the dot-com bubble
The paper uses a technical financial metric to frame current market valuations as historically stretched, drawing a direct comparison to the 2000 dot-com peak.
Investors are currently paying high prices for stocks despite rising bond yields, meaning the extra return expected for taking equity risk has narrowed significantly, a condition often preceding market corrections.
“bursting of the dot-com bubble”
“Analytic and market-focused”
Iran Talks Bog Down On First Steps to A Deal
Nuclear, sanctions issues are sticking points in potential accord to open strait
Focuses on the diplomatic friction and technical hurdles regarding nuclear sanctions and maritime security.
Diet Drugs Take Toll On Towns’ Finances
Explores the hyper-local fiscal impact of rising insurance costs for GLP-1 medications on municipal budgets.
Pope Compares AI With Biblical Threat
Reports on the Vatican's theological critique of artificial intelligence as a potential 'anti-human vision'.
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