Nvidia takes new role as AI’s $5 trillion bill comes due

Nvidia (NVDA) and Broadcom (AVGO) already make billions selling the technology powering the artificial intelligence boom. Now they're increasingly helping customers find the money to buy it. Bank of America (BAC) says major chip suppliers are taking on an unexpected role as "credit intermediaries," helping remove some of the financial risks that can make massive AI data centers difficult or expensive to finance. Nvidia is not twiddling its thumbs. The chip giant says it's partnering with Apollo Global Management (APO), BlackRock (BLK), Blackstone (BX), Brookfield, Goldman Sachs (GS), and KKR (KKR) to raise over $500 billion in third-party capital for AI infrastructure.