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SpaceX Seeks $40 Billion in Loans and Debt to Buy Nvidia Chips
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is reportedly planning to raise $40 billion in bank loans and investment-grade debt, led by Apollo Global Management, to buy Nvidia Corp. chips. The Elon Musk-led company is looking to raise about $10 billion in bank loans and $30 billion in investment-grade debt for the chip order, Reuters News reported, citing the Financial Times. Apollo is expected to lead the deal and help place the debt with a broad range of investors, with Pimco among a small group of lenders in talks to provide financing, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The transaction is expected to close in 2027. Earlier this year, Musk said the company will use Nvidia hardware exclusively to build its data centers, and he said last month that the Colossus 2 data center could more than double its Nvidia chips by December.
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NVDA · Demand · Positive SpaceX is raising $40B in debt specifically to buy Nvidia chips, with Colossus 2 potentially doubling its Nvidia chips by December.
SPCX · Capital · Neutral SpaceX is the subject, raising $40B in loans and investment-grade debt to fund Nvidia chip purchases.
APO · Capital · Positive Apollo is expected to lead the $40B loan and investment-grade debt deal for SpaceX's chip purchase.
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AMD Grants OpenAI and Meta Warrants for 320 Million Shares at One Cent
Advanced Micro Devices has granted OpenAI and Meta warrants over as many as 160 million shares each, at an exercise price of one cent, according to the company's filings. The warrants do not vest on signing: each holder earns its tranches by buying AMD processors, up to six gigawatts of deployed capacity apiece, so the dilution and the revenue arrive together. The final OpenAI tranche carries one more condition, a $600 share price, a threshold already cleared with AMD trading at $655.90 on October 6. At the current price, the 320 million shares represent roughly $210 billion of value handed over for $3.2 million, close to a fifth of the company against its $1.07 trillion market capitalization. AMD reported revenue growth of 50.10% in the most recent quarter, an operating margin of 17.25% and a net margin of 15.58%, while the stock trades at 167.32 times trailing earnings and 41.72 times forward earnings.
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AMD · Demand · Positive AMD grants OpenAI and Meta warrants that vest only as they buy AMD processors up to six gigawatts each, locking in massive product orders.
META · Supply · Positive Meta receives warrants over 160 million AMD shares at one cent, vesting as it buys AMD processors for up to six gigawatts of capacity.
OpenAI · Supply · Positive OpenAI receives warrants over 160 million AMD shares at one cent, vesting as it buys AMD processors up to six gigawatts, with a final tranche tied to a $600 share price.
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AMD CEO Lisa Su Plans Major Capacity Boost on AI Chip Demand
AMD CEO Lisa Su said the company plans to substantially increase manufacturing capacity as demand for artificial intelligence processors and CPUs continues to outstrip supply. The supply expansion will involve securing additional capacity from Taiwanese supply chain partners, with Su traveling to Taipei to hold discussions with TSMC and other key regional providers, according to Reuters. Shares of the computer processor maker jumped 3.6% in the afternoon session before cooling to $649.82, up 2.9% from the previous close. AMD is up 191% since the beginning of the year and has set a new 52-week high at that price. The stock has been extremely volatile, with 53 moves greater than 5% over the last year.
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AMD · Supply · Positive AMD plans to substantially increase manufacturing capacity to meet AI chip and CPU demand outstripping supply, securing more capacity from Taiwanese partners.
2330.TW · Demand · Positive AMD CEO is traveling to Taipei to secure additional manufacturing capacity from TSMC, implying more orders for the foundry.
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AMD to Sharply Expand Chip Supply in 2027 to Meet AI Demand
Lisa Su, chief executive of U.S. chipmaker AMD, said on the 6th that the company plans to sharply increase its semiconductor supply in 2027 to meet surging demand for artificial intelligence. Speaking to reporters in Taipei, Su said, "We have been able to increase supply throughout 2026, and in 2027 we will expand supply significantly." AMD, Nvidia's biggest rival in AI graphics processors, is rapidly expanding its AI chip business, and its market capitalization recently topped 1 trillion dollars. She said one purpose of the Taiwan visit was to secure a system for boosting production of central processing units and graphics processors across AMD's supply chain to meet growing AI demand, adding that as part of talks with local partners she had already met with Hon Hai Precision Industry and planned to meet with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Ahead of a visit to South Korea the same day, Su said AMD is also working closely with memory chip makers to secure adequate supply.
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Boost Run Signs Five-Year $525.6 Million AI Cloud Compute Deal
Boost Run, Inc. has signed a five-year AI cloud services agreement with a leading sovereign AI company carrying a total contract value of $525.6 million, with acceptance of the initial infrastructure expected to begin in early Q2 2027. Under the deal, Boost Run will deliver compute capacity powered by NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 GPUs, along with network storage and CPU node services. The contract brings Boost Run's total contract value to over $2.6 billion, a figure representing total revenue customers have committed to pay over the life of all agreements where the Company's signed contracts have upfront payments. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Karos said the agreement marks an important step in efficiently deploying the company's financing into contracted revenue and demonstrates the strength and diversification of both its customer base and its GPU fleet. Boost Run said it plans to continue converting its strong pipeline into signed contracts, deploying capacity against contracted demand as the AI compute market continues to expand.
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BRUN · Demand · Positive Boost Run signed a five-year $525.6M AI cloud compute contract, lifting total committed contract value to over $2.6 billion.
NVDA · Demand · Positive Boost Run's $525.6M AI cloud deal will deploy NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 GPUs, signaling demand for NVIDIA's AI compute hardware.
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Citi Raises AMD Price Target to $800 on Meta Muse CPU Demand
Citi analyst Atif Malik raised his price target on AMD to $800 from $575 on Tuesday, citing the release of Meta Muse and a subsequent raise to his CPU total addressable market model. Malik said AMD will be the primary beneficiary of the CPU renaissance and that Meta is one of the largest customers of AMD's server business, with the CPU TAM expanding from $29 billion in 2025 to $300 billion in 2030, a 60% CAGR, while Intel is seen as a secondary beneficiary. The call follows a run of bullish catalysts for AMD, including an agreement two weeks ago to acquire World Labs, a San Francisco-based AI model lab led by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, for $8.2 billion, a deal expected to close by the end of 2026. AMD beat Wall Street expectations across the board for the second quarter in early August, posting record non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.66 versus consensus estimates of $1.61, with total revenue up 50% year over year to a record $11.5 billion, clearing analyst projections of approximately $11.34 billion. The company's Data Center segment revenue more than doubled year over year to $6.7 billion, and AMD projected second-half 2026 server CPU revenue to grow 80% year over year and 70% in 2027, with data center revenue more than doubling in 2027 and AI GPU revenue growing well over 100%.
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AMD · Capital · Positive Citi raised its AMD price target to $800 from $575, citing Meta Muse and a larger CPU TAM.
INTC · Competition · Negative Citi sees Intel as only a secondary beneficiary of the CPU renaissance, with AMD the primary winner.
META · Demand · Positive Meta is cited as one of the largest customers of AMD's server business and its Meta Muse release drove the CPU TAM upgrade.