AI stocks tumble as rising borrowing costs test industry financing

Hot US inflation data revived rate hike fears and hit debt-heavy AI infrastructure names like CoreWeave, Nebius, Oracle and Dell The AI trade ran into its least glamorous opponent on October 14, 2026: the cost of money. An unexpected US inflation reading suggested the Federal Reserve may have more rate hikes ahead. AI infrastructure stocks, many of them built on borrowed cash, took it badly. Shares fell by as much as 16%. Roughly $80 billion in market capitalization disappeared from the sector’s major players in a single session. CoreWeave led the losses, with its shares sliding by approximately 15-16%. Nebius declined by around 10-11%. Dell dropped approximately 11%, and Oracle shed about 8-9%. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.9% on the day, while the S&P 500 slipped 1.1%.

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