The Journal.The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios
July 28, 2026 – Zach Abraham and Chase Taylor examine a different way to understand the AI boom: not simply as a technology cycle, but as a debt-financed real estate and infrastructure buildout. They discuss data centers, construction lags, rapidly depreciating assets, hyperscaler debt, and what could happen if demand growth slows after the supply has already been built. They also cover falling oil and metals prices, tomorrow’s Federal Reserve decision, Apple’s valuation, opportunities in Japan, and the continued unwind across memory and semiconductor stocks.