The Great Disconnect: AI Boom Meets Main Street Bust

07/10/2025 6 min
The Great Disconnect: AI Boom Meets Main Street Bust

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LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured  Chris breaks down the growing gap between Wall Street’s soaring AI-fueled gains and Main Street’s mounting financial strain. From restaurant spending declines to a surge in personal bankruptcies, the warning signs are flashing even as tech stocks hit record highs. He draws parallels to the subprime and dot-com bubbles, warning that 40% of U.S. GDP now tied to AI spending could mask deeper structural weakness. Is the economy really as strong as the markets suggest—or are we watching another bubble inflate?

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