OpenAI and Anthropic Lobby S&P for BBB- Rating: Nearing Trillion-Dollar Valuations Amid Persistent Losses Challenge Credit Thresholds

AI laboratories such as OpenAI and Anthropic are lobbying S&P and Moody's to secure a BBB- investment-grade credit rating, akin to that of Oracle, in order to broaden their financing channels. However, the financial profiles of these entities differ significantly: while AI labs boast valuations nearing $1 trillion, they continue to incur losses, whereas Oracle maintains stable profitability but carries a debt burden of $168 billion. Rating agencies face a dilemma: overly lenient standards would underestimate risk, while excessively stringent criteria could draw criticism for being outdated.

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Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Quanta Services Stock In The Last 15 Years

Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 13.33% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 26.35%. Currently, Quanta Services has a market

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OpenAI’s enterprise business shows “strong momentum,” with CFO reporting a 32% month-on-month growth in July

OpenAI's enterprise business growth momentum is accelerating further. According to CNBC, OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar stated at a Goldman Sachs conference that the company's enterprise business has recently performed "very strongly." She revealed that OpenAI's overall annualized revenue run rate increased by 20% month-on-month from June to July, with the enterprise business growing by 32% month-on-month in July. Friar noted that while OpenAI's consumer business is also growing at a "quite robust pace," the performance of the enterprise business is more prominent. Enterprise customers are becoming an important driver of OpenAI's commercial expansion.

wallstreetcnSep 9 04:55

OpenAI Releases ChatGPT Images 2.5: Generation Speed Increased by Up to 50%, AI-Powered Editing Offers Precise Control

The new Sketch feature enables AI to generate complete images from sketches drawn directly by users in ChatGPT. New templates help users quickly create common visual content, such as posters and product images. Users can add comments directly on images and circle areas requiring modification, allowing the AI to alter only specified sections without the need to repeatedly rewrite prompts. OpenAI has also launched the GPT-Image-2.5 Flare and GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst API models for developers; the former prioritizes speed, while the latter targets professional creative workflows.

wallstreetcnSep 9 03:39

Performance Matches Competitors Yet Prices Rise 2.5-Fold Against the Trend: Can OpenAI’s “Pay-for-Performance” Model Break Through Corporate Spending Ceilings?

GPT-6 Astra tied for first place with Claude Fable 5.1 in independent evaluations. While their performance is comparable, their pricing strategies diverge sharply: Astra set its API unit price at 2.5 times that of its predecessor, whereas Fable 5.1 reduced the price for cache hits by 75% compared to the previous generation. Analysts suggest that OpenAI’s long-term intention is to shift from a "pay-per-token" model to a new business model based on "pay-for-performance."

wallstreetcnSep 9 02:25

10 Industrials Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity

BenzingaSep 9 01:35