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AI bubble could burst and take global economy with it, IMF warns

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Both outlets frame the IMF as more upbeat on near-term growth but still warning that resilience has limits. CNBC foregrounds the milder global slowdown and the idea that an AI boom offsets war-related pressures, while The Guardian US leads with the warning that the world economy could “soon test the limits of resilience” and adds details about low oil stocks and overstretched budgets. The Guardian US is also alone in mentioning an upgraded UK GDP forecast and a separate line about developing nations facing a “triple shock.”

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