Amazon Looks to Borrow Almost $50 Billion Through Bond Sales

Amazon.com Inc. has raised $37 billion from a US dollar bond sale that, combined with a planned euro sale, could swell to nearly $50 billion.

The blockbuster fundraising is the fourth-largest US corporate bond sale on record and the biggest that isn’t tied to an acquisition. The offering was increased from initial guidance of $25 billion to $30 billion.