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Artificial Intelligence stocks have been struggling over the past few weeks amid fears of a potential market bubble. Is there an AI stock bubble? A new episode of the Early Bird podcast today explores this topic and some winning AI stocks.

Background: The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF $AIQ ( ▼ 0.18% ) is up 30.40% this year, but it is down about 6% in November.

Details: Proponents of the AI stock trade say that fears about a so-called AI bubble are overblown, as most valuations for many AI stocks are still somewhat reasonable.

Yes, But: Questions loom about the surge in AI spending. Can this high level of AI spending be sustained in the future?

Bigger Picture: About half of Nvidia’s $NVDA ( ▼ 1.67% ) revenue comes from just a handful of companies. What happens if those companies slow down on AI spending? There are still questions about the long-term business strategy with those companies that are spending a lot of money.

Final Thoughts: What are the top AI stocks to buy right now? Find out by listening to today’s new episode of the Early Bird podcast.

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Notable Earnings Today: Trip.com Group (Nasdaq: TCOM), JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS), Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), Brady (NYSE: BRC), XPeng (NYSE: XPEV), LifeMD (Nasdaq: LFMD), J&J Snack Foods (Nasdaq: JJSF), Arbe Robotics (Nasdaq: ARBE), Danaos (NYSE: DAC), Freightos (Nasdaq: CRGO), Full Truck Alliance (NYSE: YMM), H World Group (Nasdaq: HTHT), i3 Verticals (Nasdaq: IIIV), NRX Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: NRXP), VerifyMe (Nasdaq: VRME), XP (Nasdaq: XP).

Notable IPOs Today: Apex Treasury Corporation Class A Ordinary Share (Nasdaq: APXT), Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: SENS).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.

Notable Economic Events Today: NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (8:30 a.m. ET), Federal Budget Balance (11:00 a.m. ET).

Nearly all of the gains Bitcoin $BTC.X ( ▼ 0.63% ) has made in 2025 have been wiped out in October and November. For 2025, Bitcoin is now up just about 1%.

Price Details: Bitcoin has lost about 17% of its value since October 1.

Background: The selloff started in October as market sentiment worsened after the government shutdown, which delayed crucial economic data releases and caused more uncertainty. There’s now a growing and surprising chance the Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates in December.

Powering the Story: This uncertainty resulted in high liquidation as investors sold off risky assets such as crypto.

Final Thoughts: The good news? As quickly as Bitcoin lost its gains, there’s always the chance it could regain positive momentum in the coming weeks.

Reuters reported on Sunday that Airbus $EADSY ( ▲ 0.76% ) is expected to win most of the major jet orders from this week’s Dubai Airshow, beating Boeing $BA ( ▼ 0.38% ).

Final Thoughts: Boeing is up 13.18% this year, while Airbus is up 46.07%.

Golden Recovery: Gold Edges Up After Two Days of Losses on Reduced Rate-Cut Bets (Bloomberg)

Driving With Style: Ford Motor shows off new high-tech HQ. It has a ‘crown jewel’ showroom and room for 4,000 employees (Associated Press)

Crypto Heat: Americans are heating their homes with bitcoin this winter (CNBC)

Big Week: U.S. stock futures little changed as investors anxiously await Nvidia earnings (MarketWatch)

Bonding Together: Bonds Are Heading for the Best Year Since 2020 (Wall Street Journal)

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