Closing Bell 10/14/26

Rising real rates and credit spreads are exposing leverage in AI infrastructure financing, even as bulls like Dan Ives call it a buying opportunity.

• Hot CPI rattles rate bets: Core CPI rose 0.3% (0.335%, nearly rounding to 0.4%), pushing year-over-year core to 2.6%; CME FedWatch odds of an October hike jumped to 33% from 22%, December to 92%.
• AI infrastructure names hit hard: CoreWeave plunged over 15% to near 52-week lows, with heavy bearish options flow including a $14M put buy targeting a 54% drop; Oracle CDS hit new highs; Dell, Supermicro, HPE, AMD, SK Hynix all fell.

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