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Century Bonds Fuel Alphabet AI

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Alphabet issued rare 100-year bonds on global markets, raising billions to finance its artificial-intelligence expansion as investor demand reportedly overwhelmed supply.

Handelsblatt
Investing: Alphabet issues rare 100-year bond – what investors should know now

Despite stock-market uncertainty, bond investors are snapping up the papers of the Google parent with a 100-year maturity. Here are the four key questions.

Investing: Alphabet issues rare 100-year bond – what investors should know now
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Le Monde
Google is today financially more powerful than many states

In its race to take on debt linked to the development of artificial intelligence, Alphabet, Google's parent company, raised $32 billion in 24 hours—a financial tour de force, as its debt is rated higher than that of the United Kingdom, notes Eric Albert, a business journalist at Le Monde.

Google is today financially more powerful than many states
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Der Standard
Alphabet issues a century bond – but who will invest money that won't be repaid until 2126?

Alphabet needs capital for the AI race - a new bond won't mature for a century. Why investors will likely still buy in.

Alphabet issues a century bond – but who will invest money that won't be repaid until 2126?
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by Paul Davies

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February 11, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Handelsblatt
AI: Alphabet issues rare 100-year bond

The Google parent has huge spending plans and is raising billions in the markets. Alphabet uses several currencies and is drawing strong interest.

AI: Alphabet issues rare 100-year bond
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by Mohamed A. El‐Erian

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Good morning.
A landmark moment for Big Tech and the international credit markets in three ways:
Alphabet’s $20 billion bond offering saw…
An eye-popping $100 billion+ in demand, and…
The issuance includes a rare 100-year tranche.
#economy #tech #markets #bonds
February 10, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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