Alger’s Crawford: There’s Skittishness in the Market
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A gap between AI infra adoption and public-market skittishness creates a window where real demand is up but valuations are wobbling. Operators should treat this as a chance to lock in long-term infra and vendor relationships while investors are still pricing in fear around names like CoreWeave.
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