European AI Stocks Buck Broader Market Gloom Amid Heightened Geopolitical Risks Jobless Claims Decline to Lowest Level Since MidMay UBS Raises SP 500 YearEnd Forecast Citing Strong Consumer Spending and AI Demand Global Worker Confidence Plunges Amid Rising AI Displacement Fears European Media Magnate Vincent Bollors Expanding Influence Sparks Debate on Democratic Safeguards Public Sector Pension System Under Fire as Unfair and Unaffordable in Guardian Letters Trumps Grip on a Shrinking Republican Party Implications for Political Stability and Markets