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Broadcom seeks more than $60 billion in latest AI debt deal, Bloomberg News reports
Reuters35d agoneutral
Broadcom seeks more than $60 billion in latest AI debt deal, Bloomberg News reports

Broadcom is in talks with a group of ‌lenders to raise more than $60 ‌billion in debt for an AI chip financing ​deal that will benefit Anthropic and other companies, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the ‌matter. The financing ⁠could include a roughly $30 billion junior debt tranche, and Broadcom ⁠would guarantee part of the senior-secured tranche possibly ranging from about $60 ​billion to $70 ​billion, the report ​said. Blackstone and Apollo Global Management are in talks with ‌Broadcom to participate ​in the financing, following ​a partnership ​the three companies struck ‌in June, the report added.

Gains in AI company stakes juice second-quarter earnings for S&P 500
Reuters36d agoneutral
Gains in AI company stakes juice second-quarter earnings for S&P 500

S&P 500 companies are winding up a banner quarterly earnings season, fueled in large part by surging profits at AI-related companies. The S&P 500 is on track for a 52% surge in aggregate second-quarter earnings from ‌the year before, helped by a 74% profit jump in the technology sector. The figures include big mark-to-market boosts at Alphabet and Amazon, ‌both of which recognized large gains in the period on investments in AI highfliers such as Anthropic.

Gains in AI company stakes juice second-quarter earnings for S&P 500
Reuters36d agoneutral
Gains in AI company stakes juice second-quarter earnings for S&P 500

S&P 500 companies are winding up a banner quarterly earnings season, fueled in large part by surging profits at AI-related companies. The S&P 500 is on track for a 52% surge in aggregate second-quarter earnings from ‌the year before, helped by a 74% profit jump in the technology sector. The figures include big mark-to-market boosts at Alphabet and Amazon, ‌both of which recognized large gains in the period on investments in AI highfliers such as Anthropic.

Australia passes law to levy tech giants that fail to pay for local news
Reuters36d agoneutral
Australia passes law to levy tech giants that fail to pay for local news

Australia passed legislation on Thursday that will force tech giants to pay millions of dollars in ‌levies if they fail to strike commercial deals with local ‌media outlets for news on their platforms. Proceeds from the scheme would be directed to local Australian news outlets, whose content helps drive user engagement and advertising revenue on the tech firms' platforms. The levy applies to Meta, Alphabet's Google, ‌TikTok and Microsoft's LinkedIn, ⁠covering companies with a "significant" social media or search service in Australia, and local advertising revenue exceeding A$250 million ($178 million).

Marvell gives Google option to buy $12.2 billion stake in custom chip deal
Reuters36d agobullish
Marvell gives Google option to buy $12.2 billion stake in custom chip deal

Marvell Technology said on Wednesday it has issued ‌Alphabet's Google a warrant to ‌buy a stake worth about $12.18 billion as ​part of a deal to help develop custom chips for the search giant. Shares of the custom chipmaker jumped ‌more than ⁠11% in premarket trading, while larger rival Broadcom was ⁠down over 3%. Demand for custom chips such as Google's tensor processing units (TPUs), ​used for ​AI workloads, ​has surged in ‌recent years as businesses seek alternatives to Nvidia's pricey graphics processors.

Alphabet raises $3.9 billion in inaugural Australian dollar bond
Reuters37d agoneutral
Alphabet raises $3.9 billion in inaugural Australian dollar bond

Alphabet has raised A$5.5 billion ($3.89 billion) via ‌its inaugural Australian dollar debt issuance, ‌according to a term sheet seen by Reuters, ​adding to the hectic pace of fundraising by global tech companies. The U.S. tech giant raised the amount by issuing 3-, ‌5-, 10- and ⁠20-year bonds, the term sheet showed. The company set the ⁠coupon at 6.9% for the longest tenure bond tranche, according to the term ​sheet.

Bloomberg37d agobearish
Alphabet Set to Sell Long Aussie Bond at Record Near 7% Cost

Alphabet Inc. is poised to pay just under 7% to borrow longer-dated funds in its debut Australian dollar bond deal, in potentially its highest-ever coupon, underscoring how broader demands for cash among hyperscalers around the world are feeding into more costly funding almost everywhere.

What Does The S&P 500 Earnings Boom Say About The Stock Market?
Investor's Business Daily37d agoneutral
What Does The S&P 500 Earnings Boom Say About The Stock Market?

S&P 500 earnings per share are on pace to climb more than 50% in the second quarter. Combining reported and yet-to-be-reported results, S&P 500 earnings are up 50.4%, according to the most recent data from FactSet. Profit growth is broad, too, with 10 of the 11 S&P 500 sectors posting year-over-year earnings growth.

Ackman just walked away from Google
TheStreet37d agoneutral
Ackman just walked away from Google

Roughly 45 days after every quarter closes, a few hundred of the biggest money managers in the country have to tell you what they own. The document is called a Form 13F, one of the rare places where an ordinary investor sees what the professionals did instead of what they said on television. It is ...