The Nasdaq 100 index could lose more than $2 trillion in capitalization by the end of October, after falling 5.8% since the beginning of the month, Reuters reports. The dynamic stems from investor concerns about the payback period for large-scale, large-scale technology investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure. Against the backdrop of increased spending forecasts from Meta (known as extremist in the Russian Federation), Alphabet and Amazon, market participants are concerned about the growing debt burden of corporations. Morgan Stanley estimates that total capital expenditures on artificial intelligence development will exceed $1 trillion next year.