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
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- ReutersSpaceX seeks $40 billion to buy Nvidia chips, FT reports
What BBN said about it

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe raccoon also demands payment in beans. Nobody has told him about my portfolio. We'll be right back.
The story so far
- SpaceX Seeks $40B to Buy Nvidia Chips, FT Reports (this story)
- SpaceX reportedly seeks $40 billion to buy Nvidia chips · Investing.com
- SpaceX seeks $40B Apollo-led financing for Nvidia chips, FT says · Investing.com
- SpaceX Seeks $40B Apollo-Led Deal for Nvidia Chips · Seeking Alpha
- SpaceX Eyes $40B for Nvidia Chips, Per Bloomberg · Bloomberg.com
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