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What changedThe Taipei Times, carrying Bloomberg’s reporting, says SpaceX’s planned US$40 billion chip financing had still not been priced as of late Sunday in New York. The debt is expected to be issued as private placements, and people familiar with the discussions said the parties were still working on the package.
The report adds that credit-default swaps tied to SpaceX reached a record 266 basis points at Friday’s close, a level more typical of a junk-rated borrower. Those contracts insure against losses on debt, making the rise a signal of increased concern in the market, not proof that SpaceX cannot repay.
There is a counterpoint: the report says SpaceX’s AI unit turned a profit for the first time in the third quarter, while the company is selling computing capacity from its Memphis data centres to external AI labs and hyperscalers.
Sources and evidence- Musk says US$40bn chips debt closed; talks continue – Taipei Times: The Taipei Times, reporting Bloomberg, says SpaceX’s planned US$40 billion AI-chip debt financing remained unpriced as of late Sunday in New York; its account also reports record-high SpaceX credit-default swaps and a first quarterly profit for SpaceX’s AI unit.
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