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US shares slid as investors fretted that technology companies are borrowing too heavily to fund AI infrastructure, CNBC’s morning newsletter says. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each fell more than 1% in the previous session, their worst days in over two months.
Why it mattersCoreWeave dropped more than 15%, while Dell and other data-centre equipment stocks also fell. The figures capture a wider market reaction to AI infrastructure spending, beyond the financing questions facing individual builders. It is a useful reminder that enthusiasm for AI capacity can coexist with doubts about who is paying for it. Is this a sensible market check on borrowing, or a wobble that risks punishing investment before its returns arrive?
Discuss: Is this a sensible market check on AI infrastructure borrowing, or a wobble that risks punishing investment before its returns arrive?
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