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13 Sept 2026, 13:00 UTC · 2h ago
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A study by Apollo Global Management found that workers in AI-exposed occupations saw real-wage growth 6.7 percentage points slower after 2023 than those in less-exposed roles. — This suggests a shift in productivity gains from labor to capital/corporate margins, which is fundamentally bullish for corporate profitability despite being negative for workers.
+0.40Labor's share of nonfarm business output/income fell to 52.8% in Q2 2026, the lowest level since 1947. — A structural decline in the labor share of income indicates increased capital efficiency and potential long-term margin expansion for businesses.
+0.30August nonfarm payrolls beat expectations, though wage growth has lagged recent inflation readings. — Strong job growth is positive, but lagging wage growth reduces inflationary pressure, potentially easing the path for central bank rate cuts.
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MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu argues that AI's impact will likely manifest more visibly in wage compression than in widespread employment loss. — While avoiding mass unemployment, systemic wage stagnation could eventually dampen consumer spending and aggregate demand.
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The company's chief economist is credited with producing research on AI's productivity gains and wage compression.
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