Meta, BlackRock Team on $14B El Paso AI Data Center
Meta and BlackRock unveiled a $14 billion joint venture for a 1-gigawatt El Paso AI data center, financed by a $12B bond sale kept off Meta’s balance sheet.
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Zhongji Innolight Raises $6.81B in Hong Kong’s Top 2026 IPO
China’s Zhongji Innolight priced a $6.81 billion Hong Kong listing at HK$980 a share, the exchange’s biggest IPO of 2026 and Asia’s second-largest, ahead of a July 30 debut.
Reddit Pops 14% on Higher AI Data-Licensing Fee Talk
Reddit surged 13.93% Tuesday as investors bid up shares on reports of higher AI data-licensing fees, spotlighting a maturing content-for-training market.
SoftBank Reopens $10B OpenAI Margin Loan With Concessions
SoftBank has reopened talks for a $10B margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake, adding lender concessions after a June stall cut the target to $6B.
Meta Pops 10% on Cloud Push; CoreWeave, Nebius Sink 13%
Meta jumped nearly 10% on July 1 after reports it will sell excess AI compute to enterprises, sending CoreWeave and Nebius down 13% on hyperscaler-lite fears.
Brookfield Boosts Bloom Energy AI Deal to $25B; BE Up 10%
Brookfield expanded its Bloom Energy AI-infrastructure partnership fivefold to $25 billion on June 30, 2026, sending BE up 10% intraday and 7.7% overnight.
U.S. IPOs Hit $251B First-Half Record, Pacing for 2021 Beat
U.S. issuers raised $251B through June 26 — the biggest H1 on record — led by SpaceX’s $86.2B IPO and Alphabet’s $85B AI raise. Inside the numbers.
Qualcomm Eyes $40B by 2029 as Meta Picks Dragonfly CPU
Qualcomm nearly doubled its FY2029 non-handset revenue target to $40B and named Meta as its first data center CPU customer. QCOM popped, then settled +5%.
SanDisk Pops 21% as Micron’s Record Print Drives AI Memory
SanDisk surged 21% intraday after Micron’s record Q3 print, then gave back gains as profit-takers crowded the AI memory trade.
Apple Hikes Mac and iPad Prices; Micron Soars 14% on Beat
Apple fell 5% after raising Mac and iPad prices on memory costs. Micron jumped 14% to $1,195 on Q3 FY26 beat — same AI memory squeeze, both sides.