{"id":72705,"date":"2026-10-07T09:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/spacex-eyes-40-billion-debt-for-nvidia-chips-biohub-secures-1-8-billion-ai-investment\/72705\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:38:16","slug":"spacex-eyes-40-billion-debt-for-nvidia-chips-biohub-secures-1-8-billion-ai-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/spacex-eyes-40-billion-debt-for-nvidia-chips-biohub-secures-1-8-billion-ai-investment\/72705\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Eyes $40 Billion Debt for Nvidia Chips; Biohub Secures $1.8 Billion AI Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 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ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/spacex-eyes-40-billion-debt-for-nvidia-chips-biohub-secures-1-8-billion-ai-investment\/72705\/#Nvidia_Deepens_Bet_on_Humanoid_Robotics\" >Nvidia Deepens Bet on Humanoid Robotics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/spacex-eyes-40-billion-debt-for-nvidia-chips-biohub-secures-1-8-billion-ai-investment\/72705\/#Biohub_Secures_18_Billion_for_AI_Biology_Data\" >Biohub Secures $1.8 Billion for AI Biology Data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/spacex-eyes-40-billion-debt-for-nvidia-chips-biohub-secures-1-8-billion-ai-investment\/72705\/#ECB_Gold_Reserves_Surge_on_Revaluation\" >ECB Gold Reserves Surge on Revaluation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/spacex-eyes-40-billion-debt-for-nvidia-chips-biohub-secures-1-8-billion-ai-investment\/72705\/#Court_Blocks_100000_Fee_for_Foreign_Graduates\" >Court Blocks $100,000 Fee for Foreign Graduates<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Takeaways\"><\/span>Key Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SpaceX (<a href=\"\/stock\/SPCX\">SPCX<\/a>) is reportedly seeking $40 billion<\/strong> in financing to purchase <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> chips, marking one of the largest debt-funded AI infrastructure bets to date.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biohub has secured a $1.8 billion investment<\/strong> from the <strong>US Government<\/strong>, <strong>Google (<a href=\"\/stock\/GOOGL\">GOOGL<\/a>)<\/strong>, and <strong>Meta (<a href=\"\/stock\/META\">META<\/a>)<\/strong> to build open-source AI biology datasets for disease research.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> is in talks to invest an additional <strong>$1 billion<\/strong> in humanoid robotics firm <strong>Figure<\/strong>, further expanding its footprint in physical AI.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The European Central Bank (ECB)<\/strong> reported a <strong>\u20ac53.4 billion<\/strong> weekly increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/gold\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"gold price today\">gold<\/a> and gold receivables, primarily driven by quarterly revaluation adjustments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A federal judge has blocked<\/strong> a proposed <strong>$100,000 H-1B visa fee<\/strong> targeting foreign college graduates, a move that was expected to significantly impact the tech talent pipeline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SpaceX_Targets_Massive_Debt_Raise_for_AI_Expansion\"><\/span>SpaceX Targets Massive Debt Raise for AI Expansion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s <strong>SpaceX (<a href=\"\/stock\/SPCX\">SPCX<\/a>)<\/strong> is reportedly in talks to raise <strong>$40 billion<\/strong> to fund a massive acquisition of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> chips. The financing package, expected to be led by <strong>Apollo Global Management (<a href=\"\/stock\/APO\">APO<\/a>)<\/strong>, includes roughly <strong>$10 billion in bank loans<\/strong> and <strong>$30 billion in investment-grade debt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The move highlights the escalating capital requirements of the AI arms race. <em>SpaceX\u2019s credit risk has reached fresh highs<\/em> following the report, as investors weigh the company&#39;s ambitious <strong>BBB credit rating<\/strong> against its mounting debt load. The transaction is expected to close in 2027, with <strong>Pimco<\/strong> also reportedly among the lenders in discussions.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nvidia_Deepens_Bet_on_Humanoid_Robotics\"><\/span>Nvidia Deepens Bet on Humanoid Robotics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> is reportedly discussing a further <strong>$1 billion investment<\/strong> in <strong>Figure<\/strong>, a leading humanoid robotics startup. This follows Figure&#39;s recent milestone where its robot headcount surpassed its human staff, and its valuation reached <strong>$39 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The investment underscores <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a>&#39;s strategy of becoming the primary compute provider and financial backer for the &quot;physical AI&quot; sector. <em>Analysts suggest that <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a>&#39;s involvement provides Figure with the GPU infrastructure necessary to accelerate its Helix core models<\/em> for robotic perception and reasoning.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biohub_Secures_18_Billion_for_AI_Biology_Data\"><\/span>Biohub Secures $1.8 Billion for AI Biology Data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The nonprofit <strong>Biohub<\/strong> announced a major <strong>$1.8 billion<\/strong> collaboration involving the <strong>US Department of Energy (DOE)<\/strong>, the <strong>National Institutes of Health (NIH)<\/strong>, <strong>Google (<a href=\"\/stock\/GOOGL\">GOOGL<\/a>)<\/strong>, and <strong>Meta (<a href=\"\/stock\/META\">META<\/a>)<\/strong>. The initiative aims to generate predictive AI models of biology to accelerate the treatment of human diseases.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>DOE<\/strong> will contribute <strong>$500 million<\/strong> over five years, while <strong>Google DeepMind<\/strong> and <strong>Meta<\/strong> are collectively investing <strong>$300 million<\/strong>. The project focuses on creating massive, open-access datasets\u2014potentially scaling to trillions of cells\u2014to train models that can simulate biological responses digitally.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ECB_Gold_Reserves_Surge_on_Revaluation\"><\/span>ECB Gold Reserves Surge on Revaluation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>European Central Bank (ECB)<\/strong> reported that gold and gold receivables held by the Eurosystem rose by <strong>\u20ac53.4 billion<\/strong> in the week ending October 2, 2026. This sharp increase was attributed to <strong>quarterly revaluation adjustments<\/strong> rather than new purchases.<\/p>\n<p><em>Gold has recently overtaken US Treasuries as the world&#39;s second-largest reserve asset<\/em>, according to recent ECB reports. Central banks continue to favor bullion as a defensive asset amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and a broader global effort to diversify away from the US dollar.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Court_Blocks_100000_Fee_for_Foreign_Graduates\"><\/span>Court Blocks $100,000 Fee for Foreign Graduates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A federal judge in California has issued a preliminary injunction blocking a proposed <strong>$100,000 fee<\/strong> for skilled foreign workers and college graduates. The fee, which targeted the <strong>H-1B visa<\/strong> and <strong>Optional Practical Training (OPT)<\/strong> programs, was intended to curb competition for high-paying domestic roles.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling in <em>Global Nurse Force v. Trump<\/em> found that the administration failed to follow the required notice-and-comment rulemaking process. <em>Tech industry advocates warned that such a fee would have devastated US competitiveness<\/em> by deterring international talent from staying in the country after graduation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways SpaceX (SPCX) is reportedly seeking $40 billion in financing to purchase Nvidia (NVDA) chips, marking one of the 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