Author name: Owen A. Radcliffe

EU Pledges €20B for AI Gigafactories: Scaling Compute, Control, and Capital

Gist On 4 December 2025, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing to back the development of up to five AI “gigafactories” in the EU via the InvestAI programme, mobilising €20 billion for the infrastructure build-out. Each proposed gigafactory will host about 100,000 advanced AI chips—around …

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DoD Backs MP Materials: Building a U.S. Rare-Earth Magnet Supply Chain by 2028

Deal Overview & Key Components MP Materials entered a landmark public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in mid-2025 to build out a domestic rare-earth magnet supply chain. JPMorgan acted as exclusive financial advisor and lead left arranger on $1 billion of committed financing. Under the agreement, the DoD invested $400 million in …

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How Temple’s Experiential Learning Propelled a Non-Elite Grad into Top Investment Banking Role

A recent profile in Temple University’s news outlet highlights Andrew Belder, a senior at the Fox School of Business, who is set to begin his professional career with Guggenheim Securities after graduation. This analysis gathers facts drawn from that profile, corroborates with institutional information, and examines implications for both student pipelines and investment banking recruiting …

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