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S&P 500 Near Record Highs as Wall Street Enters ‘Panic Season’: Top Economist’s Old Warning Takes Center Stage

Aug 31, 2026 · 07:39 AM ET· updated 1h ago
S&P 500 Near Record Highs as Wall Street Enters ‘Panic Season’: Top Economist’s Old Warning Takes Center Stage

Top economist Owen Lamont warns of 'panic season' as historic AI concentration in the S&P 500 collides with low summer market liquidity.

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The stock market is near its highest prices ever, but some experts worry because a lot of money is bunched into just a few big AI companies, and fewer people are trading in summer. This is a time to notice if prices start bouncing around a lot.

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