A BlackRock-led $40 billion data center deal highlights the unstoppable AI gold rush The $40 billion bet on Aligned highlights the demand for AI-ready infrastructure—and Wall Street’s determination to cash in. Fortune · Oct 15, 2025
IBIT Ignites ETF Mania: How BlackRock Fund Turned Bitcoin Into $24B Investor Magnet In 2025's ETF frenzy, no one's pulling in money quite like BlackRock's iShares. Its Bitcoin fund has turned crypto curiosity into a multi-billion stampede. Benzinga · Oct 15, 2025
Groups including BlackRock, Microsoft, Nvidia, and xAI join forces to acquire Aligned Data Centers — $40B deal delivers 5GW of operational and planned data center capacity Microsoft, Nvidia, and xAI partner with asset management firm BlackRock under AIP to make massive investments in data center infrastructure. Tom’s Hardware · Oct 15, 2025
Strong Fee Growth And Citi Mandate Boost BlackRock's Outlook BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) posted a stronger-than-expected third-quarter performance, fueled by rising performance fees and solid margin expansion, with assets under management climbing to $13.5 trillion. Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025
BlackRock Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call Transcript BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) released its third-quarter earnings report before Tuesday’s opening bell. Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025
BlackRock's CEO Says Crypto Will Grow 'Rapidly' — Here's How BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) reported strong third-quarter results on Tuesday, with CEO Larry Fink saying the cryptocurrency market will grow "rapidly" as the firm builds proprietary tokenization technology to move traditional assets on-chain. Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025
Newmont's 140% Stock Surge May Be Just The Start—Gold Miners 'Never Been Cheaper,' BlackRock Says Gold miners have been the blockbuster gainers of 2025, outperforming all other industries as precious metal prices spiked to record highs – yet Wall Street analysts contend that the explosive rally may still be in its early innings. Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025
Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs Bleed $755 Million, But Technical Analysis Gives Bulls Hope Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ETFs saw a combined outflow of $755 million, though technical indicators still show resilience, hinting the market may not be as weak as flows suggest. Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025
BlackRock Hits $13.5 Trillion AUM, CEO Sees Building Momentum Investment manager giant BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) reported that third-quarter 2025 revenue grew 25% year-over-year (Y/Y) to $6.51 billion, beating the consensus of $6.22 billion. Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025
Stock Index Futures Plunge as China Retaliates in U.S. Trade War, Powell’s Speech and Big Bank Earnings Awaited December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are down -1.18%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are down -1.65% this morning as sentiment weakened after China hit back at the U.S. on shipping. Barchart · Oct 14, 2025
BlackRock Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) will release earnings results for the third quarter, before the opening bell on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Benzinga · Oct 8, 2025
Ray Dalio Says Central Banks Won't Adopt Bitcoin as Tech Advancements Could Break BTC Code in the Future Billionaire investor Ray Dalio believes that central banks will not ultimately adopt Bitcoin due to privacy concerns and the potential for the Bitcoin network to be compromised by rapid technological progress. International Business Times UK · Oct 7, 2025
Texas stock exchange gets federal approval as state tries to compete with New York heavyweights The Texas Stock Exchange is expected to launch in Dallas next year, as economists wait to see if “Y’all Street” is big enough to support the exchange and challenge New York’s dominance in the financial sector. The Texas Tribune · Oct 6, 2025
Althera42: The New Fund Bringing the Music Royalties Model to Tech Investments If you can invest in music royalties, why can't you also invest in "technology royalties?" Benzinga · Oct 4, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025 Regulators approve disputed $6.2B takeover of Minnesota Power by investment group Minnesota regulators have approved the takeover of Minnesota Power by an investment group, despite opposition from the state attorney general and consumer advocates
Tom’s Hardware · Oct 3, 2025 BlackRock subsidiary buys up 78 data centers totaling 5 gigawatts in $40 billion deal — AI vendor Aligned added to company's portfolio BlackRock subsidiary Global Infrastructure Partners set to buy out Aligned Data Centers for $40 billion.
Benzinga · Oct 3, 2025 BlackRock's GIP In Talks To Acquire Aligned Data Centers In $40 Billion Deal: Report BlackRock Inc.’s (NYSE:BLK) Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Aligned Data Centers in a deal that could value the company at $40 billion.
Benzinga · Oct 1, 2025 AES Shares Are Trading Higher Wednesday: What's Going On? AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) shares are trading higher Wednesday after reports indicating BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners is nearing an acquisition of the company.
Benzinga · Oct 1, 2025 AES Corp Stock Jumps Over 14% In Pre-Market On $38 Billion BlackRock Deal Report AES Corp (NYSE:AES) surged 14.06% to $15.01 during pre-market trading on Wednesday following reports that BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners is nearing a $38 billion acquisition of the utility company.
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025 Private equity sees profits in power utilities as electric bills rise and Big Tech seeks more energy Private investment firms that are helping finance America’s artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the local utilities that deliver electricity to regular customers — and the servers that power AI
Benzinga · Sep 26, 2025 Vanguard Reportedly Weighs Crypto ETFs In Potential Landmark Break From Its Anti-Bitcoin Stance Vanguard Group, the $10 trillion asset manager, is reportedly weighing plans to let U.S. brokerage clients access cryptocurrency ETFs, according to a report published on Friday.
Barchart · Sep 26, 2025 BlackRock Earnings Preview: What to Expect BlackRock is gearing up to deliver its third-quarter results in the upcoming months, and analysts expect a low single-digit growth in earnings.
Benzinga · Sep 24, 2025 Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Futures Gain Despite Powell's Cautious Take On Stocks— Micron Tech, Cintas, KB Home In Focus (UPDATED) Editor’s Note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs were updated in the story.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 21, 2025 Clive Lewis: This government is 'not capable' of taking on far right A LABOUR MP has said he “increasingly” believes the UK Government does not have the “intellectual and political capability” to take on the…
Fortune · Sep 18, 2025 Dogecoin’s first ETF launches after SEC eases pathway for crypto funds to enter public markets The U.S. regulator voted on Wednesday to establish generic listing criteria for crypto ETFs to speed up the launch process.