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Blackstone, Partners Near $500B AI Infrastructure Financing — Aug 10, 2026A coalition including Blackstone, BlackRock, NVIDIA, Apollo, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR is launching multi-firm AI infrastructure financing platforms to mobilize over $500 billion in capital for data centers, chips, and power worldwide, underscoring a major shift in how AI buildouts are funded. The development is driving investor interest and stock activity in Blackstone and related firms, with earnings signals and institutional moves shaping the ongoing momentum in the AI infrastructure theme.
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