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2026 Midyear Global Outlook: Scarcity vs. abundance

Could AI accelerate innovation and lift economic growth, ushering the world into a new era of abundance? Or will scarcity in power, labor, capital and materials dominate? Our 2026 Midyear Global Outlook looks at the big calls investors can’t avoid — and how the possibility of multiple, very different economic outcomes demand a portfolio rethink.

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Growing with your country: Thoughts from a long-term optimist

In his 2026 Chairman’s Letter to Investors, Larry Fink explores how long-term investing can help more people share in their country’s growth as geopolitical change and AI are reshaping the global economy.
Larry Fink