Hunter Doyle, Senior Vice President Investments/Branch Manager - Stifel

06/10/2026

Reports from Microsoft are exposing AI's potential cost problem. Good news: The robots can do the work. Bad news: It might be cheaper to hire a human instead.

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06/05/2026

06/03/2026

For a while, the artificial intelligence trade seemed to belong to the "Magnificent Seven" – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla. But lately, the rally has started moving down the semiconductor food chain.

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06/01/2026

In this week's Economic Insight, Stifel's Chief Economist, Lindsey Piegza, Ph.D, takes an in-depth look at the state of the federal government's balance sheet, the runup in liabilities, the buyers of U.S. Treasuries, and the potential consequences of rising U.S. debt.

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05/28/2026

After a long nap, the IPO market is finally waking up – and not quietly. Through the first quarter of 2026, 35 companies have gone public raising approximately $9.9 billion, according to Renaissance Capital, marking the strongest start since the 2021 surge.

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05/20/2026

Over in Cambridge, Massachusetts, students are suffering from too much success. They've been handing out so many A's at Harvard that some faculty members are now stepping in. Grades have been inflated to the point where an A has gone from "genius-level achievement" to "solid attendance record."

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05/19/2026

In this week's Economic Insight, Stifel's Chief Economist, Lindsey Piegza, Ph.D, offers an updated view on the economy, policy, and what to expect looking out further into 2026.

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05/13/2026

Spirit Airlines has officially entered its final descent, grounding its yellow-bus fleet for good after decades as the king of ultra-low-cost carriers. This wasn't a sudden engine failure but a slow-motion outcome years in the making.

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05/06/2026

The UAE's decision to exit the cartel grabbed headlines, but the bigger story has been unfolding for years: OPEC's grip on global oil markets has been quietly slipping.

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