Is OpenAI the Achilles’ Heel of the US Economy? | The Weekly Wrap
OpenAI's potential failure could expose the US economy's growing dependence on AI capital spending, according to Steve Eisman.
Friday, September 4, 2026
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The egg market is getting killed and I am tempted to play this cycle bottom. Anyone up to speed on $VITL? This thing is looking so beaten down. https://t.co/wUgfMUorWW
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@topazbenj he saw a video. if u been following me u know id love nothing more than to go all in on $TSLA with real optimus intel. believe me im on it
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$TAP A quarter century and zero capital gain. Now being kicked out of the S&P https://t.co/RM49KQJm36
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The bottleneck play on this is $COMP? 🧭 https://t.co/1ClFMI3z4d
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Anyone get the dividend from Gravity $GRVY yet? I expected a bit of a delay.
Trevor Scott on X
He's NOT going full Big Short here but @realsteveeisman walking a much closer line than in the past. "A demise of OpenAI could push the US into an immediate recession." He recommend low vol and P&C ETFs in that scenario. $LVHD $SPLV $KBWP https://t.co/mx8SxT9iRd
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hell of a week to own the future. $BE https://t.co/Un6jGv7rrR
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