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title: "An Emerging AI Agent Economy: First A Software Apocalypse, Now A Renaissance?"
date: 2026-09-08
source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4944160-emerging-ai-agent-economy-first-software-apocalypse-now-renaissance
description: "In early 2026, a collective panic swept through software companies and repriced the entire category. The Dow Jones U.S. Software Index, which serves as a U.S. software sector benchmark, fell from a record close of $9040.04 on October 28th, 2025, to $5773. ..."
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# An Emerging AI Agent Economy: First A Software Apocalypse, Now A Renaissance?

In early 2026, a collective panic swept through software companies and repriced the entire category. The Dow Jones U.S. Software Index, which serves as a U.S. software sector benchmark, fell from a record close of $9040.04 on October 28th, 2025, to $5773. ...

*Published: 2026-09-08*