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Stocks Are Being Pulled Two Directions: AI Optimism Against Iran Risk

Chip names showed the split most clearly, with Micron's bulls pushing back against a prior-session selloff even as Broadcom's AI-driven valuation drew fresh skepticism.

U.S. stocks are being driven by two competing forces at once, according to market commentary: continued optimism over AI spending, and unease tied to Iran-related geopolitical risk.

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AI's $3 Trillion Shadow Balance Sheet Draws Mainstream Scrutiny

Off-balance-sheet obligations tied to compute leases, data centre financing and vendor structures are estimated at $3 trillion and expanding by $1.2 trillion per quarter, raising questions over reported free cash flow across the hyperscaler and neocloud complex.

Mainstream financial press has now adopted a thesis long circulated in independent research: the AI capital cycle is increasingly financed through structures that sit outside reported balance sheets. With obligations estimated near $3 trillion and compounding, the divergence between GAAP earnings quality at incumbents and cash-burning neoclouds is becoming the central risk debate of the cycle.

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