📅 Nov 1, 2026
Its first US bond sale in nine years shows even cash-rich Big Tech now needs Wall Street to fund the AI buildout.
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Microsoft last tapped the US bond market in 2017, raising $17 billion. This time it sought at least $25 billion across 10 tranches.
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Orders topped $115 billion, more than four times the offering, helped by Microsoft's rare AAA credit rating.
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Proceeds fund data centers and AI gear. Microsoft spent $45.2 billion last quarter and expects over $50 billion this quarter.
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Hyperscalers and data-center builders have raised over $313 billion in bonds this year, nearly triple all of 2025.
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