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StableMarketsBusinessFinanceReported 2026-10-30 01:29

Google sales miss fuels AI concerns; Microsoft plans $25B debt offering

Alphabet reported weak search and ad sales, raising fears that AI is eroding its core business and triggering a record market cap decline. Separately, Microsoft is exploring a bond market debut since 2017 to raise at least $25 billion for AI-related spending, and DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart for $17 billion.

Why it matters. The Google miss signals potential structural disruption to its advertising dominance from AI, while Microsoft's debt move reflects heavy corporate investment in AI cloud capacity; the DoorDash-Instacart deal consolidates grocery delivery…

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