Marks on the Markets: A Midyear Macro Look with Brandon Pizzurro

Brandon Pizzurro joins Faith Driven Investor podcast, where co-hosts Richard Cunningham and John Coleman interviewed him covering a range of topics, including U.S. market performance, technology companies, the impact of artificial intelligence on the market and the possibility of rate cuts and a soft landing for the economy.

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