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Tech giants launch massive bond offerings

First reported Oct 29, 4:01 PM ET · Latest Nov 4, 8:49 AM ET · Explainer updated Nov 4, 9:31 AM ET

Where things stand

Meta announced a plan to raise $9.2 billion through a debut euro‑bond sale covering maturities from four to 38 years, while Microsoft disclosed plans to raise up to $25 billion in the bond market as investors become more selective about financing AI projects.

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  1. Meta Seeks to Raise $9.2 Billion in Debut Euro Bond Sale — Wall Street Journal

    The U.S. tech company is aiming the sale of four-year, six-year, eight-year, 12-year, 18-year and 38-year euro bonds.

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

    What’s changed since the summer is which companies investors want to back in the AI race — and at what level.

Questions

  • How much investor demand each offering will attract and what interest rates will be set remain unclear. Open

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More: background

A bond sale lets a company borrow money from investors, promising to pay interest and return principal over time. The tech firms are tapping global debt markets to fund operations and, in Microsoft’s case, to finance AI‑related spending.

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