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US Tech Giants Hide $1.65 Trillion in Off-Balance-Sheet Debt

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Five major US tech companies, including Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle, are reportedly concealing approximately $1.65 trillion in debt that is not reflected on their balance sheets. This information comes from an investigation by the Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia. The specific nature of this off-balance-sheet debt and its implications for these tech giants are not detailed. AI

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US Tech Giants Hide $1.65 Trillion in Off-Balance-Sheet Debt

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · timnitgebru.blacksky.app ·

    "As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hid

    "As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...

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