Wall Street has poured more than $100 billion into the AI race in just a few days — FT
In just a few days, major U.S. corporations have raised or secured more than $100 billion in funding, as investors continue to pour capital into the race for artificial intelligence technology.
The global financial boom demonstrates the market’s resilience, despite the ongoing war in Iran and serious risks to the global economy.
Capital is rapidly flowing into the high-tech sector, confirming the willingness of major players to take risks for the sake of leadership in the industry of the future.
The most high-profile event on global markets was SpaceX’s IPO, which raised a record $75 billion.
At the same time, Anthropic, one of the leading developers of artificial intelligence, secured a massive $35 billion in debt financing.
At the same time, financial institutions’ activity is not limited to the innovation sector—investment bankers are currently preparing a debt package worth over $40 billion for the media conglomerate Paramount, intended to finance the strategic acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery.
According to official analytical data from the LSEG platform, since the beginning of the year, international companies have already raised approximately $4.7 trillion in global equity, debt, and bank loan markets.
The current figures demonstrate a record pace of financial deal-making, exceeding the volume of the same period last year by 7%.
This was reported by the Financial Times.
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