Echoes of that era are reverberating now. The technology this time is artificial intelligence. After a wild stock market rally that sent the S&P 500 soaring 72% from its trough in October 2022 to its peak last month, adding more than $22 trillion of market value in the process, signs of trouble are emerging. Stocks are starting to sink, with the Nasdaq 100 losing more than 10% to fall into a correction and S&P 500 briefly dropping to that level. And the symmetry is raising frightening memories from a quarter century ago.
Patchy rains may hit rural lending, banks stay cautious
Bankers are closely watching monsoon rains and their impact on rural credit. Uneven rainfall poses inflation risks for summer crops and rural incomes. A strong
July 29, 2026