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That traumatic episode was marked by inflated assumptions about the internet’s power demand.

A crash in share prices won’t change the need for energy demand, and buying the power providers is a lot cheaper than chasing the inflated values of AI giants.

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“The market is saying, ‘You guys are going to inflate away the debt, not now but in the long term,’” Brooks said.

Critics say the internal rate of return can be inflated by the use of “subscription credit lines,” which allow funds to borrow money against investors’ committed capital in order to smooth out the capital-call timing.

In East Rafah, East Khan Younis, and parts of northern Gaza, people can access medical care and buy their food at markets at normal prices, rather than at the inflated rates in Hamas-controlled territory.

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