Santa Rally Hopes Meet AI Reality Check

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The year-end “Santa Rally” narrative faces growing headwinds as AI-sector stress reshapes risk appetite. Traders had flagged a potential December Fed rate cut and Bitcoin’s rebound above $85,000 as catalysts for broad gains, but mounting valuation and revenue concerns in AI are tempering those expectations.