CoreWeave Boosts Yield on $2.6 Billion Loan Tied to Anthropic
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CoreWeave having to sweeten a $2.6 billion AI infra loan shows investor appetite for AI-linked debt is getting more selective. Infra buyers should expect higher financing costs and tighter covenants, and cloud customers should read that through to future pricing and contract rigidity.
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