Apollo, Blackstone Pitch $36B Debt to Power Anthropic TPUs
Apollo and Blackstone are arranging a record $36B debt deal to fund Anthropic’s Google TPU buildout — a watershed for AI-infra private credit.
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Dell Jumps 16.8% on NVIDIA Halo; Q1 Bar Is High Now
Dell ripped 16.77% Friday after NVIDIA’s record $81.6B quarter. With a $43B AI server backlog already in hand, Q1 FY27 has to deliver.
Cerebras Pops 89% in Nasdaq Debut, Briefly Tops $100B Cap
Cerebras Systems (CBRS) opened around $350 on its Nasdaq debut — 89% above the $185 IPO price — briefly crossing a $100B market cap before settling near $324.
Nokia Pops 12% on Agentic AI Push for Telecom Networks
Nokia jumped 11.69% to $14.71 on May 13 as the Finnish telecom-equipment giant pushed agentic AI into network operations, well outpacing rival Ericsson.
Cisco Pops 15% on AI Order Surge — and Cuts 4,000 Jobs
Cisco beat Q3 with record $15.8B revenue, raised FY26 AI orders to $9B, and announced ~4,000 layoffs. Shares jumped about 15% after hours.
Blackstone Launches $1.75B Data Center REIT IPO Amid AI Boom
Blackstone’s $1.3T asset manager brings a $1.75B data center REIT public on May 14, targeting hyperscale cloud tenants as AI fuels unprecedented infrastructure demand.
IREN Soars 40% on NVIDIA’s $3.4B AI Infrastructure Deal
IREN stock surged 40% this week after landing a $3.4B NVIDIA cloud deal and a $2.1B investment option — validating its pivot from Bitcoin mining to AI data centers.
Copper’s AI Moment: Freeport-McMoRan’s Big Bet on Grasberg
FCX stock fell 12.5% despite plans to nearly double Grasberg copper output by 2027. What the expansion signals about AI’s most critical — and overlooked — commodity.
Natural Gas Stocks Are AI’s Hidden Energy Play in 2026
Meta’s $27B data center expansion is putting natural gas stocks in focus. Here’s why AI’s power demand is reshaping the energy investment case.
Utilities’ $770B Bond Issuance Wave Powers the AI Grid Buildout
U.S. utilities are planning $1.4 trillion in capex to power AI data centers — and financing it means a $770B bond issuance wave that will reshape investment-grade credit markets.