October 25, 2025
AI spending is boosting the economy, but many businesses are in survival mode
As AI lifts the economy and stock market, businesses in retail, travel and construction are struggling with high costs and a downbeat consumer.

Cameron Pappas, owner of Norton’s Florist

Norton’s

For Cameron Pappas, owner of Norton’s Florist in Birmingham, Alabama, the artificial intelligence boom is a world away.

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The AI boom is lifting the stock market, but it may be masking a weaker economy

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