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Apollo Global Management Inc. has led a $3.5 billion investment for Valor Compute Infrastructure L.P. to support its $5.4 billion acquisition of data center infrastructure for xAI Corp. This investment aims to create a powerful compute cluster for AI model training, particularly for xAI’s Grok platform. Apollo's financing reflects its commitment to the growing demand for data center infrastructure and AI workloads, with expectations of trillions in investments needed over the next decade.
Apollo Global Management has seen a year-to-date decline of 11.6% in 2025, amid growing concerns in the private credit sector following the bankruptcies of First Brands and Tricolor.1Apollo Global Management is selling its cryptocurrency exchange, Coinstar, to Arctic Slope Regional Corp. The deal includes settling $750 million in debt and interest to bondholders.2
BlackRock, Inc. has increased its voting rights in Hensoldt AG from 4.74% to 5.02%, a rise of 0.28 percentage points. This information was disclosed via EQS News, and Hensoldt AG is responsible for the original content.
Visa Inc's short interest has risen 12.21%, with 24.84 million shares sold short, representing 1.47% of available shares. It would take traders 3.6 days to cover these positions. Increased short interest may indicate bearish sentiment, but Visa has less short interest compared to peers. This could be bullish for the stock.
Fiserv and Mastercard have expanded their partnership to operationalize agentic commerce, adopting Mastercard’s Agent Pay Acceptance Framework. This infrastructure allows AI agents to initiate secure transactions, enhancing machine-to-machine economy. Fiserv integrates with Mastercard’s Secure Card on File service, using network tokens for transactions. The partnership competes with Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol and digital-native platforms like Coinbase and Stripe, shaping the future of autonomous digital commerce.
