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Debt Overlords

Google's Parent Sells Rare 100-Year Bond in Tech's Biggest Debt Blitz to Fund AI Spending

Published February 11, 2026

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A satirical trading card lampooning Google's (Alphabet's) unprecedented 100-year bond sale and the massive tech-industry debt used to bankroll artificial intelligence spending, attracting long-term investors despite unusual maturity lengths.

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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has sold a rare 100-year bond as part of a large multi-currency bond sale to fund its surge in capital expenditure for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The century bond - the first such corporate issuance by a tech company since Motorola in 1997 - attracted strong investor demand and is part of a broader trend of massive debt issuance among major technology firms seeking to finance extensive AI and data center investments.

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