Surely the crash of the US economy has to be soon

kept by eddie feb 08

Hacker News commenters debate whether a US economic crash is imminent, citing an AI investment bubble, distorted unemployment data, and deepening wealth inequality as key warning signs.

See Who Owns The 39 Trillion U S Debt In 2026 From Domestic And Foreign Holders To The Fed And Mutual And Pension Funds
As of March 2026, U.S. debt totals $39 trillion, with domestic investors holding $17.7 trillion and foreign holders $9.3 trillion.
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Greg Abel finally puts Buffett’s cash pile to work
Greg Abel, Warren Buffett’s successor at Berkshire Hathaway, is deploying the conglomerate’s massive cash reserves into strategic acquisitions and investments after years of conservatism.
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Anthropic Economic Index report: Learning curves
Anthropic finds experienced Claude users achieve higher success and tackle more complex tasks, while new users drive usage diversification toward lower-wage personal queries.
also on #labor-market, #inequality, #ai
Has the cost of building software just dropped 90%? - Martin Alderson
Agentic coding tools have reduced software development labor costs by approximately 90%, enabling a single engineer with AI to ship projects in a week that previously required a team for a month.
also on #labor-market, Claude Code
The Google Capital Company – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Google raises $80B in equity, including $10B from Berkshire Hathaway, to fund AI capex, signaling demand vastly exceeds expectations and capital is becoming a commodity.
also on Berkshire Hathaway, #ai