The First Crack in the AI Bubble Just Appeared

Meta Platforms is reportedly considering laying off over 20% of its workforce. The company didn’t confirm anything, but it also didn’t deny the thrust of the rumor, either. The purpose of these theoretical job cuts does not appear to be replacing employees with AI bots, instead it sure looks like the company is trying desperately to conserve a lot cash which raises a bunch of questions about debt and debt markets.

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Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount: Reuters
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/14/meta-planning-sweeping-layoffs-as-ai-costs-mount-reuters.html

BIS Financing the AI infrastructure boom: on- and off-balance sheet borrowing
https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2603u.htm

How AI Companies Are Keeping Debt Off Their Balance Sheets
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/meta-xai-starting-trend-for-billions-in-off-balance-sheet-debt

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