Banks are getting nervous about lending to data center operators.

The recent tech selloff has lenders looking harder at cash flow, construction deadlines and whether customers can walk away from contracts. CoreWeave has taken a hit, and Nebius has dropped plans for a high-yield bond offering. Yet the spending isn’t slowing down. Goldman Sachs estimates hyperscaler debt issuance could reach $420 billion next year, up from $250 billion in 2026. CoreWeave reports earnings Tuesday. Investors will be looking at its $104 billion backlog, but a backlog doesn’t pay the interest on billions in borrowed money. The AI companies need the infrastructure built. The banks want to know who’s actually going to pay for it.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/banks-investors-grow-wary-ai-debt-spooked-by-market-selloff-2026-11-09/

https://www.investors.com/research/earnings-preview/coreweave-stock-2/

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