AI Spend 'Critical' to US Economy, Apollo's Slok Says

Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok says AI investment has been critical in supporting the US economy. AI hardware kept driving August import prices higher, while Iran-war commodity volatility raised input costs, leaving firms with rising AI-buildout expenses.

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