Microsoft to raise up to $25 billion in bond market as investors get pickier about AI debt binge

Microsoft to raise up to $25 billion in bond market as investors get pickier about AI debt binge Nasdaq closes sharply lower as major indexes fall despite solid market breadth Microsoft to raise up to $25 billion in bond market as investors get pickier about AI debt binge What’s changed since the summer is which companies investors want to back in the AI race — and at what level Microsoft shows that the AI funding race is rewarding the strongest players. hit the market with the first highly rated “hyperscaler” bond deal since August, featuring 10 tranches of debt that would mature in two to 40 years, according to data from Informa Global Markets. Copyright ©2026 MarketWatch, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Alphabet’s stock just triggered a ‘death cross.’ Could the worst of the selloff be over?

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