Nvidia Credit Default Spreads Jump to Record 82 Basis Points as Hedge Funds Cut Tech Positions
Nvidia’s five-year credit default swap cost jumped to a record 82 basis points, reflecting market anxiety over the chipmaker’s proposed $250 billion financial backstop for an OpenAI data center lease. The increase signals deepening concerns about large financing commitments to customers that are using borrowed capital to fund artificial-intelligence infrastructure spending.
The credit tightening coincides with a widespread retreat across the technology trade, as hedge funds executed their largest sell-off of global information technology stocks since 2024 on Friday, according to Goldman Sachs data. Microsoft short interest reached a 10-year high, while credit default swap spreads for Nvidia and rival AI investors also hit record levels. The bond market may be pricing in risks equity investors have yet to fully recognize ahead of quarterly reports from Meta, Microsoft and Amazon.
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@tradfi*NVIDIA IN TALKS TO PROVIDE $250 BILLION FINANCIAL BACKSTOP FOR OPENAI DATA CENTER IN OHIO, SOURCES SAY -- WSJ *BACKSTOP IS PART OF OPENAI'S BID TO WORK WITH SOFTBANK ON WHAT COULD BE THE LARGEST DATA CENTER IN THE U.S., SOURCES SAY -- WSJ
@gurgavinJUST IN : NVIDIA IN TALKS TO PROVIDE $250 BILLION FINANCIAL BACKSTOP FOR OPENAI DATA CENTER IN OHIO NVIDIA WOULD GUARANTEE FINANCING FOR DATA CENTER THAT COULD COST SOME $500 BILLION IN TOTAL PER WSJ $NVDA
@wsjNvidia is in talks to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project, one of the most ambitious financial transactions yet in America’s artificial-intelligence boom.
@anissagardizy8SCOOP: Nvidia is in talks to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project in Ohio. The power for the 10-gigawatt project is controlled by the U.S. government. More in @WSJ here: https://t.c
@stocksavvyshay$NVDA is reportedly in talks to provide a $250B financial backstop for OpenAI’s planned Ohio data center. The SoftBank-backed project could cost ~$500B and become the largest data center in the U.S.
@amitisinvestingBREAKING: Nvidia $NVDA is in talks to provide up to $250B in financing for an OpenAI datacenter in Ohio, as per the Wall Street Journal. - The project could exceed $500 billion in total cost, making it the largest announced AI data center
@financialjuiceNvidia in talks with OpenAI to secure $250 billion funding for data center-WSJ
@jukan05JUST IN : NVIDIA IN TALKS TO PROVIDE $250 BILLION FINANCIAL BACKSTOP FOR OPENAI DATA CENTER IN OHIO NVIDIA WOULD GUARANTEE FINANCING FOR DATA CENTER THAT COULD COST SOME $500 BILLION IN TOTAL PER WSJ
@stocksavvyshay@VanquishTrader This would also give OpenAI its first dedicated data center lease
@kobeissiletterBREAKING: Nvidia is in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250 billion in financing for a data center in Ohio. Details include: 1. The guarantees from Nvidia would help OpenAI lease a 10GW project that SoftBank is developing in Ohio 2. In to
@sawyermerrittNvidia is reportedly in talks to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project - WSJ The guarantees from Nvidia would help OpenAI lease a 10-gigawatt project that SoftBank is developing in sout
@kalshiJUST IN: Nvidia in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250 billion in financing for data center in Ohio
@polymarketmoneyJUST IN: Nvidia is reportedly considering a staggering $250,000,000,000.00 financial backstop for OpenAI.
@rhouseresearchOracle $ORCL right now
@wallstengine$NVDA WEIGHS $250B BACKSTOP FOR OPENAI DATA CENTER WSJ reports Nvidia is considering roughly $250B in guarantees tied to OpenAI leasing a 10-gigawatt Ohio campus developed by SoftBank. The project could cost more than $500B including chip
@deanwballRT @jukan05: JUST IN : NVIDIA IN TALKS TO PROVIDE $250 BILLION FINANCIAL BACKSTOP FOR OPENAI DATA CENTER IN OHIO NVIDIA WOULD GUARANTEE FI…
@techmemeSources: Nvidia is in talks to provide a ~$250B backstop for OpenAI as part of a 10GW data center project that SoftBank is developing in Ohio (Wall Street Journal) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)
@trace_cohenYou think they will let big Ai fail? Hah
@trace_cohenJust getting started - Ai won’t fail
@rhouseresearchEd Zitron seething at the "circular financing" here
@andrewcurran_Nvidia is in talks to backstop roughly a quarter of a trillion dollars in financing for OpenAI to lease a 10 gigawatt datacenter in southern Ohio - part of a SoftBank-developed project that could ultimately cost more than $500 billion. http
@cointelegraph🇺🇸 BIG: Nvidia is in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250 billion in financing for a data center in Ohio, per WSJ.
@berber_jin1RT @anissagardizy8: SCOOP: Nvidia is in talks to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a massive data center projec…
@unusual_whalesBREAKING: Nvidia, $NVDA, is in talks to provide a $250 billion financial backstop for OpenAI to lease a massive data center project in Ohio, per WSJ
@stockmktnewzNvidia $NVDA is reportedly in talks to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project in southern Ohio The site is a 10-gigawatt campus developed by SoftBank's energy subsidiary, 50 miles south