AI's gigantic debts are making investors nervous. Who pays if it crashes?
The AI buildout is running on borrowed money, and the question of who's on the hook is getting louder. Here's what a crash would mean for companies, lenders, and taxpayers.

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The AI buildout is running on borrowed money, and the question of who's on the hook is getting louder. Here's what a crash would mean for companies, lenders, and taxpayers.
Official data shows Beijing's Treasury holdings at an 18-year low, but custodial shifts suggest the real number is far higher - and Canada is the tell.
The AI cloud darling's debt is suddenly trading like a distressed asset, and every CFO funding data centers with leverage should be watching.
Aream & Co counts 54 deals, but Electronic Arts' leveraged buyout accounts for nearly all the value, signaling that debt, not volume, is driving gaming's consolidation.
The satellite and rocket company’s quick $25 billion borrowing move signals how it plans to finance scale after going public.