High Elms Ben-K3d ago

Why does Amazon, a company valued at two and a half trillion dollars, need to borrow 17.5b from banks for Ai? I saw a quote yesterday - "The entire US economy right now is just 7 companies sending a trillion fake dollars back and forth to each other."

Fresh off bond sale, Amazon borrows $17.5B from banks as Ai spending continues

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/10/fresh-off-bond-sale-amazon-borrows-17-5-billion-from-banks-as-ai-spending-continues/

Fresh off bond sale, Amazon borrows $17.5B from banks as AI spending continues | TechCrunch

Companies are burning through exorbitant sums of money to keep pace in the AI arms race. Debt is climbing.

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Show threadKees N ✅🔻3d ago

@TheBreadmonkey
> "Why does Amazon, a company valued at two and a half trillion dollars, need to borrow ..."

Because US markets systematically overvalue those companies. Those are not real dollars, just high expectations.

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@knu
… and animal spirits. 😀

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