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Wall Street and Silicon Valley Split Over AI's Price Tag — Daily Fintech News, September 30, 2026

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · 11:25 AM ET

AI / Markets · The Information

1.Wall Street and Silicon Valley Split Over AI's Price Tag

A widening divide between Silicon Valley and Wall Street over AI valuations is clouding the outlook for trillions invested in AI, delaying several mid-size IPOs and cooling once-hot sentiment on Anthropic's giant IPO.

AI Infrastructure · The Information

2.GPU Cloud Provider GMI Raises $668 Million From Nvidia and Others

GPU cloud provider GMI raised $668 million from Nvidia and other backers; it is one of seven firms building data-center facilities entirely based on Nvidia's recommendations.

AI / Markets · FT

3.KKR warns of growing credit market risks from AI borrowing spree

KKR flagged risks of overexposure and concentration in credit markets tied to the AI borrowing spree, predicting broader volatility if there is a downturn in the booming sector.

AI / Semiconductors · Bloomberg

4.Micron's $370 Billion Stock Rebound Hinges on AI Spending View

Micron's roughly $370 billion market-value rebound now hinges on its outlook for AI-driven memory-chip spending, making its guidance the key swing factor for the stock.

$MU
$MU Close$1073.99+0.84%
1Y +541.9% Rev QoQ +345.7% EPS QoQ +1368.5% 52wk $165.5–$1255.0 P/E 24.3 Mkt Cap $1.21T

AI / Markets · Bloomberg

5.Accenture's AI Pivot Faces Close Investor Scrutiny After Share Slide

Accenture's low-cost-worker consulting model is under close investor scrutiny as CEO Julie Sweet attempts an AI pivot, following a slide in the company's shares.

$ACN
$ACN Close$182.69+3.14%
1Y -25.9% Rev QoQ +5.6% EPS QoQ +9.0% 52wk $118.15–$291.09 P/E 14.6 Mkt Cap $111.80B

AI / Markets · Bloomberg

6.AI Valuations Could See 'Sharper Correction,' Bank of England Warns

The Bank of England warned that a surge in AI-related borrowing raises the risk of a sharp market correction, with the governor saying regulators cannot stand aside and assume the AI industry will resolve the financial-stability risks it creates.

AI Infrastructure · Bloomberg

7.HPE Gets $1.2 Billion AMD Gear Order From Vultr in Latest AI Win

Hewlett Packard Enterprise won a $1.2 billion order to deploy AMD's Helios AI server racks with HPE networking gear in Vultr's US data centers — HPE's first order for these systems.

$HPE$AMD
$HPE Close$65.26+6.13%
1Y +165.7% Rev QoQ +33.7% EPS QoQ +410.2% 52wk $19.84–$67.1008 P/E 33.6 Mkt Cap $86.63B

AI / Semiconductors · NYT

8.DeepSeek and Huawei Team Up on Chip Software, Targeting Nvidia's Dominance

In China's push for AI self-reliance, DeepSeek and Huawei have teamed up to develop software tools for advanced AI chips, aiming to challenge Nvidia's dominance in the AI-chip market.

$NVDA
$NVDA Close$230.15+1.30% Live$230.16+0.00%
1Y +23.4% Rev QoQ +105.9% EPS QoQ +127.8% 52wk $164.27–$236.54 P/E 29.1 Mkt Cap $5.56T

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