Alphabet's Global Bond Spree, Trump to Talk to Netanyahu About Iran, More
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Amy Morris. Bloomberg News has learned Alphabet is looking to raise $20 billion in a high-grade U.S. bond sale and that Alphabet has already attracted more than $100 billion in orders. Bloomberg Tech co-anchor Caroline Hyde reports this debt sale is spanning the globe.
They're tapping the Swiss market and the... sterling market. In fact, they're looking to sell a really rare 100-year sterling bond as well. So Alphabet is out there across every type of part of the debt market.
Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde reports it's all part of the $650 billion the four biggest tech companies plan to spend building AI this year. Another rally in tech companies after last week's AI-driven route drove stocks higher. As we check markets for you all day long here at Bloomberg, the S&P 500 up 0.6%. NASDAQ up more than 1.1%. The Dow a little changed on the upside. The 10-year Treasury yield at 4.2%. The two-year yield at 3.48 percent. Gold is more than 2 percent higher. Bitcoin about a tenth of a percent lower. And oil edged higher after the U.S. advised ships to steer clear of the Strait of Hormuz. The Transportation Department said American-flagged ships should stay as far as possible from Iranian waters.
President Trump will try again for a nuclear agreement with Iran as the other governments in the region fear Iran's threats. Natasha Hall is a Middle East analyst with Chatham House.
Iran threatened to hit the King Fahd industrial port. This serves around 20% of Saudi's trade and they've made similar threats throughout the region. They're extremely nervous and the U.S. has brought in this armada to protect these facilities.
Mid-East analyst Natasha Hall on balance of power.
What is Alphabet's strategy for raising $20 billion in bonds?
Fed Governor Christopher Waller said some of the euphoria that came into the crypto world with the current administration is fading amid a sell-off.
People are like, oh my God, Bitcoin's down to 63,000. I mean, you have to scratch your head a little bit and say, 63,000? Eight years ago, if you had said it was 10,000, you would have said, oh my God, this is crazy.
Waller said ups and downs are common in the crypto market and they could be driven by regulatory uncertainty. He spoke at an event at the Global Independence Center. Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions from a House committee citing Fifth Amendment rights. The former girlfriend and confidant of Jeffrey Epstein was to be questioned after she came under new scrutiny. Committee Chair James Comer says she's also asking for President Trump to intervene.
She's asked for clemency from the president. So I personally don't think she should intervene. be granted any type of immunity or clemency.
Maxwell was to be questioned during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she's serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. The fallout from the Epstein files is spreading overseas. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer facing a high-profile call to resign after he appointed Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador despite his ties to the late sex offender. Scottish Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar.
This isn't easy and it's not without pain as I have a genuine friendship with Keir Starmer. But my first priority and my first loyalty is to my country, Scotland.
Two of Starmer's top aides have already resigned. Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will support UK police assessing reports that the former Prince Andrew... gave confidential information to Epstein. That statement came after police said they are examining reports that the former prince sent trade reports to Epstein in 2010. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also facing bipartisan calls to resign after he appeared in a recent batch of files linked to Epstein.
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4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:11
2
What is Alphabet's strategy for raising $20 billion in bonds?
2:11–4:40
3
How is the global tech market responding to Alphabet's bond sale?
4:40–7:24
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What are the implications of President Trump's talks with Netanyahu regarding Iran?
7:24–7:32
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