The Indicator from Planet Money · Friday, October 23, 2026
Ricky Mulvey reports that data center company CoreWeave faces a 60% chance of defaulting on its debts in the next five years, according to Bloomberg data. Investors are growing wary as the company relies heavily on long-term leases and debt while artificial intelligence computation costs are dropping rapidly.
“So my indicator this week is 60%. That's from the data center company CoreWeave. And that's the chance of it defaulting on its debts in the next five years. That's according to Bloomberg.”