Blackrock

BLK

Market cap $186B

I added Ares Capital and Chevron to the Dividend Income Accelerator Portfolio, boosting Dividend Yield and reducing portfolio volatility. Ares Capital offers a Dividend Yield [FWD] of 10.05% and modest dividend growth potential, enhancing income generation and stability. Chevron, now a core position, provides a 4.46% yield, solid financial health, and supports both income and dividend growth for the portfolio.

BLK's 3Q25 revenues grow 25.2% year over year, driven by a record AUM balance.

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AI darling Nvidia just struck another big data center deal—this time as part of a group with Microsoft, BlackRock, and others.

The $40 billion acquisition is the largest data-center deal to date.

An investor group, which includes BlackRock , Nvidia , xAI and Microsoft , will buy Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management and co‑investors in a deal worth $40 billion.

A consortium that includes BlackRock, Nvidia, Microsoft, and xAI has announced a $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers, one of the world's largest data-centre operators. The group aims to create the physical backbone for artificial intelligence by combining investment power with technological expertise to meet the surging demand for computing capacity.

An investor consortium, which includes BlackRock and Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, ETR:NVD), will acquire Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management in an agreement worth $40 billion, Reuters reported on Wednesday.    The media outlet noted that the investment group, known as the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), plans to deploy $30 billion of equity capital initially, with the potential of reaching $100 billion, including debt.

A consortium of investors that has agreed to purchase Aligned Data Centers for $40 billion. MGX, BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners and members of Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership will buy the company from Macquarie Asset Management.

BlackRock's new artificial-intelligence infrastructure consortium agreed to acquire Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management in a deal valuing the company at about $40 billion.