From Dot-com to Dot-AI: Is History Repeating?

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17 min listen
Donald Sze
March 27, 2025
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It’s been 25 years since the peak of the dot-com bubble. To mark the occasion, we discuss parallels between today’s AI-driven market boom and the dot-com era with MSCI’s Donald Sze, exploring market sentiment, lessons from history and implications for investors navigating current dynamics.
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