The stock market has been pricing in a strong economy, even if “conditions are lining up to disappoint those elevated expectations,” says Bob Elliott, co-founder of Unlimited Funds.

With inflation eating into your savings, relying solely on your nine-to-five paycheck might not be enough. This is where investing comes in. The stock market is in the red again, with major indexes wobbling on renewed concerns about economic growth and interest rate policy.

The stock market is heading into a catalyst-filled week as Fed Chair Jerome Powell gets ready to speak at Jackson Hole and big retailers report earnings.

While investors may be concentrating their bets on key tech stocks such as Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT)and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), which are all big AI plays, it may also be symptomatic of an unhealthy market. In contrast, a broader market would see more stocks hitting highs, as “a rising tide lifts all ships.”

This AI infrastructure play has delivered bigger gains than its larger peers since going public earlier this year.

In a stock market obsessed with artificial intelligence, Amazon.com Inc. is losing ground.The company’s shares have been lagging the Nasdaq 100 Index for most of the year, and the gap has only widened in the two weeks since Amazon’s July 31 earnings disappointment.

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The AI boom could be a $16 trillion gift to the stock market, but AI-driven value creation could mean tough times ahead for workers.

So, if you had invested $1,000 in Tilray five years ago, you'd have about $163 left as of this writing. By comparison, $1,000 invested in the S&P 500 five years ago would be worth $2,067 today.

The U.S. stock market on Tuesday rose toward records after data suggested inflation in July was a touch better than economists expected.

Stocks often rise the week of the Fed’s big Jackson Hole gathering. Don’t count on it this year.