Yahoo Finance Invest: AI, crypto, and the economy - what finance pros should watch
Markets are pressing against highs into year-end, powered by AI spending and fierce competition. At the same time, recession odds, policy uncertainty, and bubble talk have picked up. If you run money or advise clients, the next 12 months hinge on how these forces collide.
On Thursday, Nov. 13, a fully digital event will stream from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on the Yahoo Finance platform. Expect direct conversations with operators and policy voices who can move sentiment - and in some cases, flows.
The lineup
- Michael Saylor, executive chair, Strategy (MSTR)
- Arjun Sethi, co-CEO, Kraken (KRAK.PVT)
- Vlad Tenev, CEO, Robinhood (HOOD)
- Suze Orman, personal finance expert
- Albert Bourla, CEO, Pfizer (PFE)
- Lael Brainard, former Fed vice chair
- Daymond John, CEO, Shark Group
- And others across business and finance
Lineup subject to change.
Core themes to track
- AI's impact on earnings: Capex cycles, margin effects, vendor concentration risk, and where second-order winners emerge beyond the Big 7.
- Crypto's next phase: Market structure, custody, liquidity, and how policy/regulation could alter institutional participation and retail on-ramps.
- Retail flows and order flow: Options activity, zero-day dynamics, and what app-based behavior means for volatility and liquidity pockets.
- Macro and policy: Inflation trend, term premium, balance sheet runoff, and the path of rates. For context, see the Fed's policy overview here.
- Healthcare outlook: Drug pipeline risk/reward, pricing pressure, and how R&D spend intersects with AI.
- Personal finance and behavior: Cash vs. risk assets, household balance sheets, and the psychology behind flows.
Action items for your desk
- Pressure-test AI exposure: Map revenue sensitivity to AI spend across your holdings. Separate true productivity gains from narrative premium.
- Run rate scenarios: Build "higher-for-longer," "softening," and "reacceleration" cases for 2026. Tie each to earnings bands and position sizing rules.
- Crypto policy checklist: Define guardrails for custody, liquidity thresholds, and headline risk before year-end allocations.
- Monitor retail signals: Track options skew, gamma exposure, and top-traded tickers during the event windows for actionable tells.
- Prep a post-event summary: Capture 3-5 theses to validate or fade next week. Assign owners and deadlines for follow-up work.
- Evaluate tooling: If you're assessing practical AI for finance workflows, this curated set can help AI tools for finance.
How to follow
Stream live on Nov. 13 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. A live blog will publish session highlights and key quotes throughout the day.
Block an hour for the speakers most relevant to your book. Come away with a tighter view on AI's real P&L impact, crypto's market plumbing, and the policy path that will set your 2026 base case.
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