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SpaceX Chip Tab: Bond Yields Up Since IPO, Nvidia Down

“Forty billion dollars of borrowed chips. That's the most expensive thing anyone has ever put on a credit card, and I once bought a boat.” — Vera Bullock, on air

At a glance

  • First reported by CNBC: “Apollo, banks in talks to finance SpaceX's $40 billion Nvidia GPU purchase”.
  • Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 8:46 PM ET on Futures & Crypto Overnight, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock; aired 2 times.
  • Topics: Nvidia GPU, Apollo, SpaceX.
  • BBN covered this story before: Europe Slides; Apollo Bids for Uniper (October 7).

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  • CNBCApollo, banks in talks to finance SpaceX's $40 billion Nvidia GPU purchase

What BBN said about it

  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAs we told you earlier, Apollo and banks are in talks to finance SpaceX's forty billion dollar Nvidia chip buy.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCNBC adds that SpaceX bond yields have risen since its June IPO.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRates sold off and AI bonds got cheaper, Kenji. That's a gift.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNvidia is down point eight percent, and I'm calling it a sale on shovels.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCNBC's angle is a giant leveraged bet on AI infrastructure. Bro, that's a mortgage on a graphics card.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNvidia's still the second most active stock tonight.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorForty billion dollars of borrowed chips. That's the most expensive thing anyone has ever put on a credit card, and I once bought a boat.

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Also on air

The story so far

  1. Apollo Submits Non-Binding Bid for Uniper, Per Reuters · Benzinga
  2. Apollo Submits Non-Binding Bid for Germany's Uniper · Investing.com
  3. Europe Slides; Apollo Bids for Uniper · OilPrice
  4. SpaceX Chip Tab: Bond Yields Up Since IPO, Nvidia Down (this story)
  5. Apollo Software Pioneer Dies; AI Takes Corolla to Burgers · The New York Times
  6. Hamilton Tribute Grows; AI Price War Pits OpenAI Against Anthropic · BBC
  7. SpaceX GPU Debt Talks: Lenders Named, Bond Yields Rising · WSJ
  8. Hamilton Tributes Pour In: Ars Technica Says Her Code Saved Apollo 11 · AP News

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