Shortly after SpaceX went public in June, it issued $25 billion of debt across five maturities, but its 2056 bonds have fallen to $0.84, pushing yields above 8%. Credit default swap spreads on five-year debt have also hit record highs for Oracle (about 263 basis points), SpaceX (about 203) and CoreWeave (982). Tech companies have issued nearly $500 billion of new debt this year to fund AI infrastructure, and market-implied five-year default risk for Oracle is above 20%. Goldman Sachs projects hyperscaler debt issuance rising from $250 billion in 2026 to $420 billion in 2027. The author argues that major tech innovations have historically seen early bubbles as investors overestimate adoption speed, though AI demand is strong and businesses may need several years to optimize AI solutions.
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