AI boom reshuffles global stock market pecking order as South Korea and Taiwan surge
The Wall Street bull stands in the financial district near the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 18, 2025 in New York City.
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A global reshuffling in stock-market hierarchy is underway, with artificial intelligence redrawing the pecking order of equity markets and propelling Taiwan and South Korea past several long-established Western bourses.
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