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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Graeme Wearden

AI-resistant ‘halo’ stocks drive UK and EU markets to record highs

An electricity pylon of the National Grid in Wales at sunset
Examples of Halo companies include include energy grids, pipelines and utilities. Photograph: CW Images/Alamy

Investors have a new mantra as they prepare for AI to shake up the global economy – the Halo trade.

Interest in Halo – short for “heavy assets, low obsolescence” - has risen as investors seek out companies with tangible, productive assets, which might be insulated from AI disruption, such as energy and transport infrastructure companies.

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