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SpaceX Seeks $40B to Buy Nvidia Chips, FT Reports

“Also, SpaceX shares slipped zero point nine percent, and the FT report is not confirmed by the company.” — Hank Ledger, on air

At a glance

  • First reported by Reuters: “SpaceX seeks $40 billion to buy Nvidia chips, FT reports”.
  • Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 6:49 PM ET on The Recap, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
  • Topics: FT, Nvidia, SpaceX.

The real story

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  • ReutersSpaceX seeks $40 billion to buy Nvidia chips, FT reports

What BBN said about it

  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWelcome to Bull versus Bear. Reuters, citing the Financial Times, says SpaceX is seeking forty billion dollars to buy Nvidia chips.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Nasdaq closed up zero point four five percent at twenty-seven thousand six hundred. Vera, you have the bull case. Make it quick.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, forty billion dollars of chips is a standing ovation from a rocket company. That is demand, and demand is a gift from God.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's like a man buying forty billion dollars of groceries. He is not planning to starve. He is planning to dominate brunch.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBrunch, Vera? It's a company asking strangers for forty billion dollars so it can shop. That's a credit card with a launch pad.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOpinion, naturally: when everyone queues up for the same chip, that is how bubbles get their wedding invitations.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou said the same thing about my tattoo, Dale, and it's still gorgeous.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe data says the S and P is up zero point five eight.

  9. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe ten-year yield is five point two six nine percent, Vera.

  10. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBorrowing forty billion at that rate is lighting a pile of cash for warmth.

  11. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor the record, the yield fell zero point seven nine percent today.

  12. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlso, SpaceX shares slipped zero point nine percent, and the FT report is not confirmed by the company.

  13. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA small dip, Hank. That is the market stretching before a very expensive sprint.

  14. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOr it's the market tying its shoes before running away. Like a toddler who has seen the invoice.

  15. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEnough. Both of you sound like a pair of seagulls fighting over a single soggy chip. Time for the desk verdict.

  16. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe desk rules this a draw, decided by a coin flip, performed by a raccoon in a tiny tuxedo.

  17. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe raccoon says the chips are fine.

  18. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe raccoon also demands payment in beans. Nobody has told him about my portfolio. We'll be right back.

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The story so far

  1. SpaceX Seeks $40B to Buy Nvidia Chips, FT Reports (this story)
  2. SpaceX reportedly seeks $40 billion to buy Nvidia chips · Investing.com
  3. SpaceX seeks $40B Apollo-led financing for Nvidia chips, FT says · Investing.com
  4. SpaceX Seeks $40B Apollo-Led Deal for Nvidia Chips · Seeking Alpha
  5. SpaceX Eyes $40B for Nvidia Chips, Per Bloomberg · Bloomberg.com

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