Odd Lots

The Big Macro Force That's Been Driving Stocks Higher for Years

April 11, 2026·36 min·3-min readconversationalbusiness
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The podcast explores a major shift in corporate behavior, particularly among big tech firms, from generating massive free cash flow to making large capital investments in AI and data centers, and examines how this, alongside declining labor share of income, helps explain persistently high

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Jonathan Heathcote

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Jonathan HeathcoteJoe WisenthalTracy Alloway

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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Research & Papers

A Macroeconomic Perspective on Stock Market Valuation Ratios

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Business ModelsEconomicsEntrepreneurshipInequalityStartupsVenture Capital

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