Amazon's debt nearly doubled to $129 billion in 6 months as CEO Jassy defends $220 billion data center spending spree
Reported by Yahoo Finance · finance.yahoo.com · August 2, 2026
Amazon spent $53.1 billion on AI-driven capital projects in one quarter and expects to spend about $220 billion for the full year.
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