STORY: From how a big bill could mean big debts, to why Bitcoin is back on a charge, this is the Week in Numbers.
GRAPHIC $3.8 trillion
$3.8 trillion is how much Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill will add to U.S. federal debt over the next decade.
That’s according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
But the estimate didn’t stop the measure passing the House this week.
Speaker Mike Johnson said it would soon be ready for Trump’s signature:
“We stand ready to continue our work together to deliver on the one big, beautiful bill, as President Trump named it himself. We’re going to send that to his desk.”
GRAPHIC $112,000
Close to $112,000 was the new record high hit by Bitcoin.
The U.S.-China trade truce has helped revive demand for riskier assets.
But the token has also climbed on factors including Moody’s downgrade of U.S. sovereign debt.
That has spurred investors to seek out alternative investment sources to the dollar.
GRAPHIC $6.5 billion
$6.5 billion is how much OpenAI is paying to buy hardware firm io Products, set up by former Apple designer Jony Ive.
The ChatGPT maker wants to develop new devices for interacting with AI.
Boss Sam Altman says he has a prototype for the “coolest piece of technology the world will have ever seen” – though he didn’t say what that might be.
GRAPHIC 16%
16% was the surge in shares for battery giant CATL as it debuted on the Hong Kong stock market.
The Chinese firm dominates the market for EV batteries, and plans to use the money raised to build a new factory in Europe.
That will supply firms like BMW and Volkswagen.
GRAPHIC $7 billion
And $7 billion is how much it’s thought Comcast has spent on its new Epic Universe theme park in Florida.
It aims to challenge Disney as providing the go-to destination in the state, and beyond.
Attractions include worlds built around Harry Potter and Nintendo, and the company has plans for another big park in the UK.
