By Motley Fool Staff
Publication Date: 2026-04-10 15:21:00
In this episode of Motley Fool Money, Motley Fool contributors Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman and Rachel Warren discuss:
- OpenAI’s $122 billion capital raise.
- Nike’s disappointment.
- Oracle lays off 30,000 employees.
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A full transcript can be found below.
This podcast was recorded on April 1, 2026.
Travis Hoium: OpenAI raises $122 billion. What’s next? Motley Fool Money starts now. Welcome to Motley Fool Money. I’m Travis Hoium. With me today are Rachel Warren and Lou Whiteman. Folks, the big headline at the end of the day yesterday was that OpenAI has now officially raised, I believe, $122 billion. I don’t think they have all the money yet. But that’s how it is with companies Amazon, SoftBank. Microsoft is apparently back in the game and investing in OpenAI. But, Lou, I’m curious about a few things. I think definitely the biggest increase in…