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Amazon Launches Historic $37–$42 Billion Cross-Border Bond Offering to Finance AI Infrastructure

Amazon.com initiated one of the largest corporate bond offerings on record Tuesday, targeting $37 billion to $42 billion across an 11-tranche dollar offering and an 8-part euro issuance, underscoring the relentless capital demands of the artificial intelligence buildout. The deal follows a $32 billion raise by Alphabet last month and arrives as hyperscalers collectively forecast over $650 billion in AI-related capital expenditures for 2026.

Fed Rate Cut Timeline Pushed to September as Oil Shock Complicates Monetary Policy Calculus

Rising oil prices and a deteriorating labor market have created a near-impossible policy environment for the Federal Reserve, with traders now pricing the next rate cut no earlier than September. The combination of a 92,000-job loss in February and oil prices above $100 per barrel has revived fears of stagflation not seen since the early 1980s, leaving policymakers with few clean options.

Nvidia Holds $5 Trillion Crown as Alphabet Joins Mega-Cap Club Amid AI Spending Surge

Nvidia continues to anchor a historic rally in large-cap technology after cementing its position as the first publicly traded company to sustain a $5 trillion market capitalization, while Alphabet joined Microsoft and Apple in the $4 trillion tier following a favorable antitrust ruling, as semiconductors and AI infrastructure spending redefine valuation ceilings on Wall Street.

Broadcom Posts Q1 FY2026 Earnings After Bell; AI Chip Revenue Expected to Double to $8.2 Billion

Broadcom reports its first-quarter fiscal year 2026 results Wednesday after market close, with analysts forecasting revenue of $19.21 billion — a 29% year-over-year increase — and earnings per share of $2.02. The AI semiconductor division is projected to generate approximately $8.2 billion, effectively doubling from a year ago, fueled by massive hyperscaler demand and a reported $73 billion AI chip backlog including a new $11 billion Anthropic order.

Nvidia Posts Record $68 Billion Quarter but Shares Fall as Wall Street Demands More

Nvidia delivered its largest quarterly revenue beat in semiconductor history, reporting $68.13 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 revenue — up 73% year over year — and adjusted EPS of $1.62, topping the $1.53 consensus. Yet shares slid nearly 5% on Thursday as investors, skeptical of AI capital expenditure sustainability, demanded proof of monetization rather than infrastructure growth alone.

Nvidia Reports Fiscal Q4 Earnings After the Bell, AI Industry Watches Closely

Nvidia is set to release its fiscal fourth-quarter results after Wednesday's closing bell, with analysts expecting revenue of approximately $65.7 billion — a roughly 67% year-over-year surge — fueled by relentless demand for its Blackwell AI chips. The report is widely regarded as a referendum on the sustainability of the global AI infrastructure spending boom, with hyperscalers committing a collective $650 billion in AI capital expenditures for 2026.

Meta Seals Multiyear AMD Partnership, Deploying 6 Gigawatts of Instinct GPUs for AI Data Centers

Meta Platforms has inked a landmark multiyear agreement with Advanced Micro Devices to deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct graphics processing units across its artificial intelligence data center infrastructure. The deal, which includes a performance-based warrant granting Meta the right to acquire up to 160 million AMD shares, lifted AMD stock by more than 6% in Tuesday trading and signals a significant diversification away from Nvidia among hyperscale cloud operators.

Nvidia Braces for Fiscal Q4 Earnings Wednesday as Wall Street Eyes $66 Billion Revenue, Blackwell Guidance

Nvidia is set to report its fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 results after Wednesday's market close, with Wall Street consensus calling for approximately $66 billion in revenue and earnings of $1.53 per share — each representing roughly 67–72% growth year over year. Investors will focus as much on the chipmaker's forward guidance for Blackwell GPU demand, gross margin trajectory, and any update on China sales as on the headline numbers themselves.

Nvidia and Meta Announce Multi-Billion Dollar AI Chip Partnership Spanning Millions of GPUs

Nvidia and Meta Platforms unveiled an expanded multiyear partnership on Tuesday that will see Meta deploy millions of Nvidia's Blackwell and Rubin GPUs, plus standalone Grace and Vera CPUs, across its global data centers. The deal, estimated at tens of billions of dollars, marks the first large-scale deployment of Nvidia's Grace CPUs as standalone processors and reinforces Nvidia's dominance in AI infrastructure despite rising competition from AMD and Google.