Rising Oil Puts Wall Street on Edge
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Rising oil and rates cooling a record rally tightens the funding environment just as capital-intensive AI and space deals — like a reported $40B SpaceX raise for Nvidia chips — come to market. Expect higher scrutiny on payback periods and unit economics for any infra-heavy roadmap.
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