Amazon intends to sell at least $25 billion across eight bond tranches to fund its AI expansion and has told underwriters it will not issue any more debt in 2026. The transaction follows earlier 2025 raises of roughly $54 billion in the U.S. and Europe plus $10 billion in Canada.

The offering represents the latest move to shore up funding for the company's heavy spending on artificial intelligence.
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