https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ai-delivers-zero-financial-payoff-to-most-companies-apollo-economist-saysContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ai-delivers-zero-financial-payoff-to-most-companies-apollo-economist-sayshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ai-delivers-zero-financial-payoff-to-most-companies-apollo-economist-says#u161483Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:10:47 +0000Corporate America outside the technology sector has received zero financial payoff from artificial intelligence investments, according to an analysis by Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok. Despite heavy corporate spending and widespread industry hype, revenue per worker and profit margins for the S&P 493 remain flat near 10 percent. While Big Tech companies cash in on the technology, rising token costs threaten to squeeze corporate profit margins for the rest of the market. Data cited by Apollo shows that the top 10 percent of firms account for the vast majority of AI in