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A broad 'tech wreck' intensified this week as investors grew more cautious about the financial health of the AI ecosystem. Nvidia and other chip stocks came under renewed pressure after reports raised questions about Anthropic's financial progress, while credit default swaps on CoreWeave hit distress levels, reflecting souring sentiment toward AI-related debt. CoreWeave's stock has been especially polarizing, with Wall Street sharply divided over the sustainability of AI infrastructure spending, and shares swung between steep declines and partial rebounds. Investors have been rotating out of AI names and into government bonds and defensive sectors, with some analysts warning that a Democratic sweep in the November 3 midterms could worsen the selloff into a full-blown crash. Others argue the pullback is a buying opportunity, recommending selective bargain-hunting in major cloud and tech names rather than an outright exit from the sector.