Alphabet becomes first tech company to issue 100-year bonds in nearly three decades.

My favorite comment on the article is “The problem with capitalism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money."

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      15 hours ago

      start a large company, force all the employees to use the cheap venture driven tokens now to get more done with less talent then fire everywhere when the bubble pops.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      17 hours ago

      Traditionally, you need to find someone to loan you money with the bond as collateral. Then you promise that person the bond as repayment of the debt + interest, with the expectation that you can re-buy the bond at a future date for much less than you could today.