SK Hynix Leveraged Funds to Be Delisted in US as AI Rally Cools
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Leveraged SK Hynix ETFs being pulled just months after launch is a reminder that public-market AI euphoria can cool faster than the underlying demand for HBM and GPUs. Operators should not read this as a signal to slow infra or model bets—but CFOs should expect more volatility in equity-linked financing tied to the “AI trade.”
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