Nasdaq tanks as FT reports OpenAI annualized revenue $20bn below prior signals
sarahbmyers · x · 2026-10-09
An FT report says OpenAI's annualized revenue is roughly $20bn less than previously signalled, sending the Nasdaq down.
- Jennifer Harris warns Oracle sits one notch above junk; a downgrade would trigger mechanical selling by investment-grade-only funds
- Circular financing across the AI trade makes it hard to parse any single player's exposure — and Oracle is 1/3 of the S&P 500
Markets are starting to price in the fragility of the AI infrastructure financing chain.
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