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Alphabet Raises $3.9B in First Australian Bond Sale as AI Spending Surges

Aug 19, 2026, 3:00 PMDaragh Thomas

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) raised A$5.5 billion ($3.89 billion) in its first Australian dollar bond sale Wednesday, as the Google parent increasingly taps global debt markets amid an AI investment boom. Investors

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