Spotlight AI bots auditioning for Wall Street trading are mostly losing JUSTINA LEE Bloomberg News May 7, 2026 May 7, 2026 Updated May 12, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AI isn’t ready to replace your fund manager — and the public experiments testing it are showing why.kAmp4C@DD 2 D6C:6D @7 ?6H EC25:?8 4@?E6DED 36EH66? 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