CoreWeave's debt is becoming a problem for the whole AI industry
Its bonds slipped into distressed territory, and its shares are down more than 20 percent since Tuesday's close.
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20%
Drop in CoreWeave shares since Tuesday
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20%Drop in CoreWeave shares since Tuesday
The short version
- CoreWeave's bonds slipped into distressed territory by a common definition, when investors demand 1,000 basis points more in yield than government bonds pay.
- Its shares are down more than 20 percent since Tuesday's close.
- As of its second quarter earnings, CoreWeave owed more than $35 billion.
- Oracle's shares have fallen almost 10 percent in the same timeframe.
Why it matters
CoreWeave is the poster child for AI debt, and the article says the anxieties around it are present for all neoclouds. Investors fear that borrowing from insurers would add even more debt, which makes it harder for the company to turn a profit. Whether the business is viable will only be known when the AI boom falters.
“The problem is not that credit profiles have changed in the last year, it’s that we’ve got another year and a half of supply coming,”