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Jensen Huang Resigns, Data Centers Face Political Pushback & Housing Hits New Low | The Weekly Wrap

📅 Nov 13, 2026 Steve Eisman 27 MIN 193067 VIEWS 32 SEGMENTS · 4 SPEAKERS

Sign up for The Real Eisman Playbook Premium at http://www.steveeisman.com/ On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman argues that the AI debate now needs a differential diagnosis, with the midterm results, the resignation of Jensen Huang, and the threat of data center moratoriums creating winners and losers. He also covers existing home sales hitting a 16-year low, earnings from CoreWeave, Nebius, Cisco, and Charter, and closes with his list of favorite fantasy novels. 00:00 - Intro 02:27 - AI News & Implications 09:17 - Negative Housing Data & Cost of Living 13:10 - Earnings: Charter...

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Steve Eisman opened the Weekly Wrap for November 13, 2026, by addressing the resignation of Jensen Huang and its market impact, alongside the election-driven political pushback on data centers. He argued for a differential diagnosis of the AI trade, distinguishing between hyperscalers and neoclouds. Eisman predicted a 10-30% slowdown in AI data center construction, which he said would cause AI capex to peak in 2027, let hyperscalers return to positive cash flow by the second half of 2027, and ease pressure on Treasury yields from AI debt needs of $500 billion in 2026. He reviewed negative housing data, including existing home sales at a 16-year low, and said the cost to buy and renovate a home is at least 50% higher than five years ago. He also covered quarterly reports from Charter, CoreWeave, Nebius, and Cisco, calling CoreWeave's management 'dicey' and highlighting its negative free cash flow.

Key takeaways

Eisman predicts a 10-30% slowdown in AI data center construction, which he says would peak AI capex in 2027 and let hyperscalers return to positive cash flow by the second half of 2027.
CoreWeave's three founders have sold over $3 billion in stock since going public, and management has bought back zero.
Existing home sales decreased by 1.5% to an annualized rate of 3.75 million, the lowest rate in 16 years.
Eisman estimates the cost to buy a home and renovate today is at least 50% higher than only five years ago.
Eisman says AI debt needs of $500 billion in 2026 are causing a crowding out effect on the Treasury market.

Numbers and commitments

Figure	What it refers to	Type	At
10 to 30%	Predicted slowdown in AI data center construction	guidance	7:53
2027	Year AI capex would peak if construction slows	timeline	5:33
second half of 2027	When hyperscalers could return to positive cash flow	timeline	5:33
$500 billion	AI debt needs in 2026	metric	6:48
3.75 million	Annualized rate of existing home sales	metric	11:35
50%	Estimated increase in cost to buy and renovate a home over five years	metric	9:17
183,500 homes	Active housing inventory in October	metric	10:21
$3 billion	Stock sold by CoreWeave's three founders since going public	metric	15:01
negative $7.8 billion	CoreWeave's free cash flow for the quarter	metric	15:58
15%	Priced yield on CoreWeave's debt	price	16:54

Chapters

0:00AI news and market implications
9:17Housing data and cost of living
13:11Earnings reports: Charter, Meritage, Skydance
15:01CoreWeave and Nebius results
19:08Cisco earnings and picks and shovels
20:04Bull and bear cases for AI
23:56Fantasy novel list and recommendations

Questions asked in this interview

1:46How damaging? When does it happen?

Steve Eisman 0:00 ↗

Now, it's going to take a while to figure out the full implications of the resignation of Jensen Huang. We know the election combined with the CoreWeave debt, the wobbly foundations of the Anthropic IPO valuation, and now the Jensen drama have all sucked trillions of dollars in valuation from the stock market and voters' retirement accounts. There was some extremely negative news about housing that came out this week. Inventory is increasing, but buyers aren't buying. That is the lowest rate in 16 years. But it's actually worse than that. Cisco reported Thursday night, 'These are very good numbers for Cisco.' Charter reported last Friday and the results were not good. There will be winners and losers, and it's time to return to good old-fashioned stock picking, a world I know well. Let's start the process now.

Hi, this is Steve Eisman and this is the Weekly Wrap for the week ending Friday, November 13, but recorded Thursday night, November 12th. If you like the work we're doing, please subscribe to our YouTube channel and visit us at steveeisman.com to subscribe to Substack. This past Wednesday, November 11, on Substack Premium, we posted an interview with Melody Wright of Unicus Research, who is an expert in housing.

Melody Wright 1:19 ↗

Some would call this, depending on which way you're looking at the metrics, the most unaffordable in history right now.

Steve Eisman 1:25 ↗

Mel discussed the horrific state of US housing and why she thinks housing prices are going to decline in most parts of the country. This coming Wednesday, November 18, we will post an interview with Gary Gensler, former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the CFTC, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC.

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Key Quotes (2)

“Until now, the AI debate has been between those who are extremely bullish and those who think it will crash and burn and send the US into a horrific recession. For the reasons I'm about to go into, I think what we now need is a differential diagnosis. It's not all good and it's not all bad. There will be winners and losers. And it's time to return to good old-fashioned stock picking, a world I kno”

▶ 2:02 POLICY

“In last week's wrap, I pointed out that there could be a silver lining in the rollback. If, and I want to emphasize it's a big if, AI data center construction slows by, let's say, something like 10 to 30%, then we can see some really positive implications. First, it would mean that AI capex would peak in 2027 and hyperscalers would therefore return to positive cash flow by perhaps as soon as the s”

▶ 5:33 CONTROVERSIAL POLICY

Mentioned in this interview

Jensen Huang Former Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President & Director: Resigned from a company, with Eisman saying full implications are unclear and scandal could affect Nvidia's support for neoclouds.

CoreWeave CRWV: Eisman said management is 'dicey,' founders sold over $3 billion in stock, and company has negative free cash flow of $7.8 billion.

Nebius: Reported revenue up over 500% but stock down 19% on capex guidance for 2026 and 2027 above expectations.

Cisco CSCO: Eisman called it a picks and shovels company with very good numbers, EPS up 40% and revenue up 24%.

Arista: Called Cisco's chief competitor and a picks and shovels company that will slow with data center construction.

Nvidia NVDA: Eisman said Nvidia invested $2 billion in CoreWeave and Nebius, and chip sales will slow with data center construction.

Charter: Eisman said results were not good, broadband customers down 233,000, and stock down 44% this year.

Skydance SKYD: Eisman said the company is weighed down by legacy media with low profitability, operating income margin of only 5%.

Earlier, on the same topics

“CoreWeave is a public company that operates data centers devoted solely to AI. It's called a neocloud company. It is competing with the hyperscalers, all of whom have much, much larger balance sheets to build these data centers. CoreWeave has had to take on a lot of debt. Its market cap is only 43 b”

Oct 16, 2026 at 4:46 →

“So where is the Achilles heel? I think that it resides with Anthropic and OpenAI because they are so central to the entire AI food chain. According to reports from various Wall Street firms, something like 70% of hyperscaler AI revenue comes from Anthropic and OpenAI. 70% equates to around 25 to 35%”

Sep 04, 2026 at 7:26 →

“The AI story cannot work unless, obviously, AI data centers are built. Yet, the enormous cost of building out AI data centers has changed much of the tech sector from a capital-light to a capital-heavy business model. Now, some companies like the large hyperscalers, Google, for example, are able to ”

Oct 23, 2026 at 4:07 →

“The implications of the midterms are potentially quite consequential, and it's going to take weeks to think through them all. At first, the market did not know quite what to do with this new information. So, on Wednesday, most stocks were up. However, on Thursday, investors began to see the negative”

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Steve Eisman, investor and host of The Real Eisman Playbook podcast, has recently focused his commentary on the state of the AI investment boom and its potential risks to the broader economy. In appearances over the past two months, he has argued that the market has become heavily concentrated in AI-related stocks, stating that sectors beyond staples, health care, and real estate are correlated with the AI trade. He has also discussed the financial position of companies like Anthropic, citing its S-1 filing to note that sequential revenue growth slowed from 147% in the second quarter to 45% in the third quarter, which he attributed to the end of "token maxing." Eisman has expressed concern about the debt levels of AI infrastructure companies such as CoreWeave and has described the use of off-balance-sheet financing structures, including a Meta-related vehicle called Beignet Investor LLC, as reminiscent of past financial engineering that he said does not pass the smell test. He has also stated that AI capex accounts for at least half of US GDP growth this year and warned that a slowdown in that spending could lead to an economic slowdown or a large market correction. Eisman has also weighed in on housing market data, noting that existing home sales hit a 16-year low and that inventory is rising while buyers are not purchasing. He has said that he believes the next move in national housing prices is likely down due to affordability concerns. In his podcast and interviews, he has discussed the midterm election results and their potential implications for AI data center construction, as well as earnings reports from companies including Google, Netflix, Tesla, Cisco, and Charter. He has also commented on AI safety narratives, saying that he believes executives at companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have "read too much science fiction" and that their doomsday warnings may be self-serving efforts to create regulation that protects their businesses. Eisman has also discussed private credit and private equity, describing the sector as having experienced explosive growth and raising questions about its circularity. In addition to market commentary, he has closed episodes with lists of favorite fantasy and science fiction novels.

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