In this podcast, Oakworth Capital Bank Chief Investment Officer John Norris shares perspectives on current events that are impacting the economy and influencing investment strategies. Each episode explores the trends, developments and market forces shaping today's investment landscape.
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Aug 18, 2026
Debt has become so embedded and normalized, even encouraged, that people aren’t just taking loans for big things anymore. They are financing everything because they can.
- Having credit card balances while still spending normally has become the norm.
- In the age of influencers on social media, people feel pressure...
Aug 3, 2026
Investment in new technologies and the necessary infrastructure to support them is helping to fuel the economy. Is this a good or bad long-term development?
- Why are so many businesses building data centers?
- Why is electricity, not chips, becoming the biggest constraint?
- Who really wins economically: utilities,...