Bloomberg Frames SpaceX Chip Ask as AI Megadeal Wave

“As we told you earlier, SpaceX is seeking forty billion dollars for Nvidia chips.” — Hank Ledger, on air

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on Market Hours
Published 2:09 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Bloomberg.com: “Watch SpaceX Seeks $40B for Nvidia Chips as AI Megadeals Loom”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 2:09 PM ET on Market Hours, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Bloomberg, Nvidia, SpaceX, AI.
BBN covered this story before: SpaceX Reported in $40 Billion Nvidia Chip-Financing Talks (October 7).

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAs we told you earlier, SpaceX is seeking forty billion dollars for Nvidia chips.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNew from Bloomberg: it frames this as the start of more AI megadeals looming.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNvidia is down nought point nine percent, SpaceX is down two point seven, and the Nasdaq is down point three one percent at twenty-seven thousand five hundred fourteen.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMore megadeals, Hank! Forty billion dollars is just the appetizer. Somebody is buying chips by the truckload and you're worried about two point seven percent.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMegadeals loom, Vera, the way a boulder looms over a picnic. Everyone's borrowing forty billion dollars to buy chips while the Fed hikes. Lovely.