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Alphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investment (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] portach@fedia.io 58 points 9 months ago (4 children)

We can sell new 100 year bonds to pay the interest on the old ones.

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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

Someone appoint this person to the Federal Reserve

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What about, I mean, think about it, 1000 year bonds?!!

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[–] ylph@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Perpetual bonds are an actual thing

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 9 months ago

To be fair, bond holders usually just rebuy them when they expire.

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