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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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