Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On episode 257 of The Compound and Friends, Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick are joined Ed Zitron to discuss: the ultra-bear case for AI, Nvidia’s explosive growth, the economics of OpenAI and Anthropic, whether AI demand can justify the massive hyperscaler CapEx boom, the data center buildout, CoreWeave and the neoclouds, Oracle’s AI bet, private credit and debt financing, the warning signs that could finally break the AI spending cycle, the “rot economy,” whether AI is actually improving corporate productivity, and much more!
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On episode 257 of The Compound and Friends, Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick are joined Ed Zitron to discuss: the ultra-bear case for AI, Nvidia’s explosive growth, the economics of OpenAI and Anthropic, whether AI demand can justify the massive hyperscaler CapEx boom, the data center buildout, CoreWeave and the neoclouds, Oracle’s AI bet, private credit and debt financing, the warning signs that could finally break the AI spending cycle, the “rot economy,” whether AI is actually improving corporate productivity, and much more!
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🎙️Listen to our podcasts:
TCAF: podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/TCAF
Animal Spirits: podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/animalspirits
Ask The Compound: podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/ATC
The Compound Newsletter: thecompoundnews.com/subscribe
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media
Instagram: instagram.com/thecompoundnews
Twitter: twitter.com/thecompoundnews
Tik Tok: tiktok.com/@thecompoundnews
Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Josh Brown and Michael Batnick are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. See our disclosures here:
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