CoreWeave Shares Sink 13% as Musk's 'Yikes' Highlights AI Debt Concerns

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• CoreWeave (CRWV) shares fell 13% Wednesday after Elon Musk replied "Yikes" to a post by venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya showing a chart of yields on CoreWeave's $1.25 billion unsecured notes due 2032, which climbed to about 15% intraday before closing at a record 14.5%, according to Investing.com. The article notes Musk's reply was not an explicit call to sell the stock.
• CoreWeave has raised over $35 billion this year via chip-collateralized loans, high-yield bonds, convertible notes, and equity sales; debt and lease obligations stood at about $52 billion as of end-June, per a Financial Times citation. Rising bond yields signal investors demanding higher compensation to lend to the company, which could pressure cash flow if demand or customer commitments fail to keep pace with spending — feeding broader questions about whether massive AI infrastructure investment and borrowing will generate sufficient returns.
• Fellow AI cloud infrastructure company Nebius Group (NBIS) also fell 8% the same day.

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