Alphabet (GOOG.US) has received around $115 billion in orders for its latest round of large-scale bond issuance, demonstrating renewed investor interest in AI-related debt after the recent sell-off. According to sources familiar with the matter, demand for this bond issuance exceeded the upper expected issuance limit of $25 billion by four times. This level of demand outpaced the subscription sizes of other recent AI-related bond offerings from companies such as Amazon and SpaceX. Alphabet offe

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