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Jitters build over AI debt as tech giants ramp up borrowing for capex
Concerns are mounting that major technology companies are accumulating significant debt to finance aggressive AI-related capital expenditure, as analysts caution that spending growth may outstrip near-term profitability.
Firms such as Nvidia are increasingly turning to bond markets to support large-scale generative AI infrastructure, raising fears of stretched balance sheets. With global AI capex projected to accelerate, market participants are questioning whether the rapid expansion could prove unsustainable if revenue monetisation fails to scale in tandem.
Companies:
- Nvidia
Tags:
- ai
- tech
Reuters• By Harsh Ranjan
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Jitters build over AI debt as tech giants ramp up borrowing for capex
Concerns are mounting that major technology companies are accumulating significant debt to finance aggressive AI-related capital expenditure, as analysts caution that spending growth may outstrip near-term profitability.
Firms such as Nvidia are increasingly turning to bond markets to support large-scale generative AI infrastructure, raising fears of stretched balance sheets. With global AI capex projected to accelerate, market participants are questioning whether the rapid expansion could prove unsustainable if revenue monetisation fails to scale in tandem.
Companies:
- Nvidia
Tags:
- ai
- tech
Reuters• By Harsh Ranjan
Explore:Mutual Fund AI Screening
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Rising AI capex funded through heavy borrowing is fuelling fears of debt stress among major tech firms.
Concerns are mounting that major technology companies are accumulating significant debt to finance aggressive AI-related capital expenditure, as analysts caution that spending growth may outstrip near-term profitability.
Firms such as Nvidia are increasingly turning to bond markets to support large-scale generative AI infrastructure, raising fears of stretched balance sheets. With global AI capex projected to accelerate, market participants are questioning whether the rapid expansion could prove unsustainable if revenue monetisation fails to scale in tandem.
Concerns are mounting that major technology companies are accumulating significant debt to finance aggressive AI-related capital expenditure, as analysts caution that spending growth may outstrip near-term profitability.
Firms such as Nvidia are increasingly turning to bond markets to support large-scale generative AI infrastructure, raising fears of stretched balance sheets. With global AI capex projected to accelerate, market participants are questioning whether the rapid expansion could prove unsustainable if revenue monetisation fails to scale in tandem.
Companies:
- Nvidia
Tags:
- ai
- tech
- ai
- tech
- debt
- corporate
- markets