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SpaceX reportedly seeks $40 billion in Apollo-led financing for Nvidia chips

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SpaceX is reported to be arranging $40 billion of debt financing to buy Nvidia AI chips, with Apollo said to be leading the package. One report says about $10 billion would come from bank loans and $30 billion from investment-grade bonds, while another says SpaceX stock was near $171 after the financing plan was reported. The reported plan arrives as SpaceX was already trading after a roughly 15% gain over five days and was valued at about $2.17 trillion.

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The stock had gained around 15% in five days, and its market value was about $2.17 trillion.
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Apollo reportedly led the $40 billion financing package for the chip purchases.
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SpaceX stock was near $171 after the financing plan was reported.
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SpaceX is looking to borrow $40 billion to pay for Nvidia AI chips.
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About $10 billion of the financing would come from bank loans and $30 billion from investment-grade bonds.

What it means

What remains unknown is whether the proposed financing will be finalized and on what terms beyond the amounts already described. It is also not known from these pieces how the plan will be carried out beyond the reported debt mix, and the market value reference only shows where the stock stood when the report circulated. (per beincrypto.com)

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Oct 6 22:34
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Oct 7 03:19
BeInCrypto adds
Breaks the figures down; the largest, $2170B, with quotes
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Oct 7 05:10
CR Cryptopolitan adds
Adds $2700B, with quotes
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Oct 7 09:30
The Coin Republic context
Its angle: intelligence, tradingview, transaction; with quotes
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Crypto Briefing echo
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