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S&P 500 record masks $1.5 trillion leverage trap beneath Wall Street’s AI boom

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Leopold Aschenbrenner entered July as one of Wall Street’s most celebrated AI investors. His hedge fund, Situational Awareness, had returned 439% in the first half of 2026, powered by concentrated bets on the infrastructure behind the artif…

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S&P 500 record masks $1.5 trillion leverage trap beneath Wall Street’s AI boom
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S&P 500 record masks $1.5 trillion leverage trap beneath Wall Street’s AI boom

Leopold Aschenbrenner entered July as one of Wall Street’s most celebrated AI investors. His hedge fund, Situational Awareness, had returned 439% in the first half of 2026, powered by concentrated bets on the infrastructure behind the artif…