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IREN Ltd.'s (NASDAQ:IREN) announcement of a massive $2 billion convertible note offering triggered a fierce debate among high-profile market commentators. While CNBC's Jim Cramer ridiculed the financing as unwanted dilution, prominent tech investors are defending the move as a strategic “masterstroke” essential for long-term survival.

The United States economy is now dependent on a historic surge in artificial intelligence (AI) investment to stay afloat, according to recent market analysis. New data reveals that without the massive capital infusion into AI infrastructure, the U.S. would currently be in an economic recession.

Economist Peter Schiff issued a stark warning against President Donald Trump‘s proposal for a “$2,000-per-person tariff dividend,” arguing the plan is economically self-defeating and would “defeat the very purpose of the tariffs.”

In a significant shift from previous sentiment, CNBC host Jim Cramer has declared that his past doubts regarding AI infrastructure providers IREN Ltd. (NASDAQ:IREN) and Nebius Group NV (NASDAQ:NBIS) are now irrelevant, citing the “demand” in the booming artificial intelligence sector.

As the artificial intelligence (AI) boom continues to reshape industries, there has also been some attention on the companies that form the foundational infrastructure for powering AI, apart from the immediate buzz of AI chipmakers.

Leading analysts are hailing Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMD) new partnership with OpenAI as a breakthrough moment for the chipmaker, one that could propel it to the center of the AI arms race.

The burgeoning artificial intelligence boom, driven by tech titans like Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) relying heavily on Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) powerful GPUs, could lead to a dramatic doubling of electricity rates within the next five years.

Investors are closely watching high-flying technology and growth stocks like Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) and IonQ Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) as they pull back from recent highs, raising the question of whether they are approaching an ideal buying opportunity.

Famed short-seller Andrew Left of Citron Research is taking a victory lap on a bullish call, celebrating his firm’s early bet on AI infrastructure company Nebius Group NV (NASDAQ:NBIS).