Changes in US stocks | Plans to raise US$60 billion to pave the way for AI companies; Computing Power Broadcom (AVGO.US) rises by about 2.9%

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on Friday, Broadcom (AVGO.US) stock price rose. As of press release, it had risen by about 2.9%. According to the news, Broadcom is taking the lead in preparing a debt financing of 60 billion US dollars to provide financial support for artificial intelligence companies such as Anthropic to purchase chips and build data centers, making it one of the largest debt financing transactions in the AI chip field. According to media quoting people familiar with the matter, Broadcom and Wall Street Bank are promoting this financing. Of this, 42 billion US dollars are to be issued Class A priority guaranteed bonds, which will be distributed to investors by bank syndicates; the other 18 billion US dollars is Class B subordinated debt, which is led by the Blackstone Group.