Ben (sleep mode)3d 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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Because the value in the company is locked up in its just-in-time infrastructure, not available as ready cash. So to get cash it has to borrow against its infrastructure or sell shares (which is much the same thing but more regulated).
Jun 11 at 8:21pmWeb