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AI infrastructure boom increasingly funded through bonds and private capital

CNBC notes that the use of bonds, leases, and private capital adds leverage that can increase risk for investors tracking the builds.

AI infrastructure spending is being financed in more complex ways, with CNBC reporting that the boom is increasingly supported through bonds, leases, and private capital rather than straightforward funding models.

The shift also introduces additional market risk, as leveraged investors take on more exposure, making the flow of capital tied to AI infrastructure harder to monitor.

CNBC Frames the trend as a growing layer of leverage that could complicate how investors and analysts assess where funding is coming from and what risks it carries.

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