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Big AI spenders, often called hyperscalers, have already borrowed more than $200 billion this year in bonds and loans, and announced another $115 billion in equity raises, according to the research firm CreditSights.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Hyperscalers have been financing their data-center race increasingly with borrowed money and some stock issuance, rather than simply with cash on hand.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Those slides have raised concerns over people who have borrowed money to invest in stocks, leading to South Korean authorities taking action to curb the practice.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

He borrowed its pose from a photograph taken of his production designer, Ruth De Jong, on the back of a rearing mount.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

“What about her, you fool? She is here to audition for the tsar’s own ballet, and you spend the day losing borrowed money at cards?”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood