Ed Zitron, CEO of EZPR, argues on The 8:30 that OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) and Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) are 'load-bearing' for Microsoft, Google, Amazon, CoreWeave and Nebius but should be allowed to fail rather than be rescued, and should not go public. He says record stock ownership among Americans makes a 'too big to fail' bailout possible, which he calls 'capitalist socialism'. He argues the market depends mainly on continued GPU spending by large tech firms, noting Nvidia is guiding to 670 billion for fiscal 2028, so the market could still fall even if the two AI companies survive. He describes OpenAI and Anthropic as now largely symbolic, with GPU sales as what keeps the market going.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Market cap | $5.2T |
| Close on 10/22/2026 | 212.21 |
| Change that session | -4.40% |
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