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Nearly $500 billion in debt issued in 2026: Is big tech borrowing too much for AI?

An investigation by Nikkei Asia found that Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Oracle together could have around $1.65 trillion in liabilities outside their public balance sheets, compared with roughly $1.35 trillion in liabilities officially disclosed in the previous quarter.

Nearly $500 billion in debt issued in 2026: Is big tech borrowing too much for AI?
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