(Feb 9): Alphabet Inc is looking to raise about US$15 billion (RM59.02 billion) from a US high-grade dollar bond sale, according to people with knowledge of the matter, adding to a borrowing spree by companies at the forefront of the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom. Massive cloud-computing companies known as hyperscalers are expected to spend more than US$650 billion this year to expand AI infrastructure. Just last week, Oracle Corp raised US$25 billion from a bond that attracted a record US$129 billion of orders at its peak. JPMorgan Chase & Co, which is helping manage the US dollar bond sale, declined to comment. The company also sold €6.5 billion (RM30.37 billion) of notes in Europe at the time.

Source: The Edge Markets February 09, 2026 14:15 UTC