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- Oracle — Five-year CDS widened to 295 basis points, up 287% year-on-year, with $118 billion of long-term debt funding a $300 billion OpenAI infrastructure deal.link ›
- S&P — Downgraded Oracle to BBB- in July, the lowest investment-grade rating, citing leverage above 4x and projected free cash flow of negative $36 billion by 2027.link ›
- Treasury yields — The 10-year fell 17 basis points to 4.972%, the 2-year to 4.659% and the 30-year to 5.296% as safe-haven demand met AI-financing fears and rising oil.link ›
- Jensen Huang — Nvidia's CEO said neocloud demand is 'off the charts' while acknowledging that capital for the buildout is scarce.link ›
- Brent crude — Jumped 4% to $113.17, with WTI up 2.39% to $99.47, on reports of potential U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran after the Nov. 3 midterms.link ›
- National Association of Home Builders — Sentiment fell to its lowest level in 14 years as pending home sales hit a record low and the Fed weighed more rate hikes.link ›
- Meta — A New Mexico judge ordered it to pay $25 billion after a jury found 26 of 29 Meta statements misleading across more than 43 million consumer-protection violations.link ›
- SpaceX — Options price a 6% post-earnings move against a 13% drop after its August debut, with more than 1.6 billion shares eligible for sale on Oct. 26.link ›
AI's debt problem became the week's defining development. Oracle's five-year credit default swap widened to 295 basis points, up 287% year-on-year, as investors priced the risk that S&P's BBB- rating, set in July, slides into junk. Oracle has $118 billion of long-term debt funding a $300 billion OpenAI infrastructure deal, with free cash flow projected at negative $36 billion by 2027. Markets showed the same fear elsewhere: the 10-year Treasury yield fell 17 basis points to 4.972% as safe-haven demand met mounting AI-financing worries, oil near $100 and talk of U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran. Nvidia's Jensen Huang said neocloud demand is "off the charts" while capital is scarce. Cheap money financed the AI buildout. It is no longer cheap.
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Why it matters: If Oracle is downgraded to junk, investment-grade-only funds will dump the debt and Oracle will have to fund its AI buildout with shorter-term, costlier paper.
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