Could the tech bubble burst?

科技泡沫会破裂吗?

World Business Report

2026-02-06

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After a week of significant drops across many AI and tech-related stocks, we speak to Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu, and economist Cary Leahey of Columbia University in New York, to examine whether the tech bubble could be set to burst. With Nike under investigation by Donald Trump's administration over claims it has hidden evidence that the company is using its so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies to discriminate against white workers, Ed Butler speaks to Stefan Padfield of the Free Enterprise Project. Elsewhere, Beijing says Panama will pay 'a heavy price' for a court ruling against a Hong Kong port owner, and we look at how a growing trend has led to Kenya's central bank banning people from using bank notes to make floral-like bouquets and decorations. The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC. (Picture: A sign marks Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange in New York, NY, USA. Credit: Sarah Yenesel/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock.)
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  • But is the AO bubble bursting?

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  • Yes,

  • I'm Ed Butler and today we are looking at this sell-off that's hitting US markets for the third day in a row this week.

  • Major tech firms like Amazon and Alphabet all down.

  • Bitcoin falling sharply.

  • What's going on?

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