AI Stocks Fall as Financing and Profitability Concerns Mount, Fastea Capital Says

Bitget2026/10/19 10:12

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AI stocks fell sharply last week as investors questioned the sector’s financing, investment returns and valuations.
AI infrastructure spending is expected to exceed USD 800 billion in 2026, increasingly funded through bonds and private credit.
US inflation reached 3.7%, raising financing costs; bonds issued by computing-power provider CoreWeave yielded nearly 15%.
Concerns also centered on lower OpenAI revenue estimates, Anthropic’s valuation ahead of its listing and DeepSeek’s less chip-intensive model.

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