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Alphabet issues fresh debt as AI spending pressures free cash flow

The company is using bond market financing to help fund AI investments that are weighing on its free cash flow, according to MarketWatch.

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Alphabet is turning back to the bond market as it continues to invest heavily in artificial intelligence, according to MarketWatch.

The outlet said the company is drawing on its balance sheet through fresh debt issuance as those AI investments weigh on its free cash flow.

MarketWatch framed the move as a financing response to cash burn tied to ongoing AI spending, with debt helping bridge the gap while investment needs persist.

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MarketWatchAs Alphabet burns through cash on AI, it’s turning back to the bond market
MarketWatchAs Alphabet burns through cash on AI, it’s turning back to the bond market

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