inflated
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But just as AI hype has sent technology stocks to frothy highs, investors are pouring into consumer staples with the same enthusiasm, pushing some retailers toward valuations that feel equally inflated.
From MarketWatch
The risk is that valuations become inflated, competition narrows, and capital is allocated inefficiently.
The small manufacturer that paid more for steel components, the retailer who absorbed inflated cost of goods, the family that paid extra for an appliance—none of them will see a check.
Becerra, in short order, said he was “not running on inflated promises” but rather his record as a congressman, former attorney general and health secretary in President Biden’s cabinet.
From Los Angeles Times
But Carson points out that Warsh also sees inflated asset prices as a symptom of too-easy monetary policy, which he says may pose a challenge to Wall Street.
From Barron's
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