<div id="readability-page-1"><div> <h2>Key Points</h2><ul><li>CoreWeave recently entered a strategic, multi-year collaboration with Perplexity to enhance its inference workloads.</li><li>Nvidia made another big investment in cloud AI infrastructure this week. </li><li>10 stocks we like better than CoreWeave ›</li></ul>Stocks in general had a rough week, with the major U.S. indexes all dropping at least 1% this week. One stock that resisted those headwinds was artificial intelligence (AI) name CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV).Shares of the specialized cloud provider jumped 11.1% this week, according to data provided by S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence. Company news from the prior week and sector news this week helped push the stock higher. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an &#34;Indispensable Monopoly&#34; providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue »<img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://g.foolcdn.com/image//query-dXJsPWh0dHBzOi8vZy5mb29sY2RuLmNvbS9lZGl0b3JpYWwvaW1hZ2VzLzg2MDQ1My9jb3Jld2VhdmUtbG9nby10aGUtbW90bGV5LWZvb2wucG5nJnc9NzAw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="700" height="466" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://g.foolcdn.com/image//query-dXJsPWh0dHBzOi8vZy5mb29sY2RuLmNvbS9lZGl0b3JpYWwvaW1hZ2VzLzg2MDQ1My9jb3Jld2VhdmUtbG9nby10aGUtbW90bGV5LWZvb2wucG5nJnc9NzAw"/>Image source: The Motley Fool. <h2>Cloud infrastructure demand remains high</h2>Regardless of economic and geopolitical changes, the need for cloud compute capacity remains very strong. CoreWeave recently announced a deal with AI-powered research company Perplexity to power that company's newest inference workloads. Perplexity chief business officer Dmitry Shevelenko stated, &#34;We were impressed by the combination of CoreWeave's technical aptitude and partner-first mindset that help AI-native companies accelerate their growth and scaling goals.&#34; Another catalyst for the stock was news that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), already a significant minority stakeholder in CoreWeave, invested $2 billion in competing AI infrastructure company Nebius Group this week. Considering its existing relationship with CoreWeave, investors took that news as a sign of confidence from the AI leader that demand for data center capacity is still accelerating. CoreWeave should continue to fill its capacity, which might bode well for the stock in the short- and medium-term, at least. <h2>Should you buy stock in CoreWeave right now?</h2> Before you buy stock in CoreWeave, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and CoreWeave wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $514,000!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $1,105,029!* Now, it’s worth noting Stock Advisor’s total average return is 930% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 187% for the S&amp;P 500. Don't miss the latest top 10 list, available with Stock Advisor, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of March 14, 2026. Howard Smith has positions in Nvidia and has the following options: short March 2026 $175 calls on Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. </div></div>

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CoreWeave's stock surged 11.1% this week, defying a general market decline, following a strategic partnership with Perplexity to enhance AI workloads. Nvidia's $2 billion investment in Nebius Group, a competitor, was interpreted as a sign of confidence in the demand for cloud infrastructure, benefiting CoreWeave. Despite this positive momentum, analysts from The Motley Fool Stock Advisor suggest considering other stocks over CoreWeave for potential returns.

- CoreWeave has engaged in a multi-year partnership with Perplexity to enhance its AI inference capabilities.  
- Despite a general decline in U.S. stocks, CoreWeave's shares rose by 11.1% due to positive developments and Nvidia's $2 billion investment in AI infrastructure.  
- The strong demand for cloud computing is expected to benefit CoreWeave's stock performance in the near future, although it is not currently recommended as a top investment by The Motley Fool Stock Advisor.

Why CoreWeave Stock Surged Higher This Week