BofA chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett says investment-grade bonds from mega-cap tech firms offer better value than their stocks. Borrowing costs have risen amid concern over heavy capital expenditures by hyperscalers such as Meta, Google, Amazon and Oracle to build generative AI infrastructure. Yields on investment-grade tech debt range from 6% to 8%, with Oracle above 8% and Meta and Amazon at 6.8% to 7.4%. Meta is raising $95 billion through stock offerings, which Hartnett says is negative for existing shareholders and suggests the era of large buybacks may be ending. Year to date, META is down 6%, GOOGL about 10%, AMZN up 3% and ORCL about 33%.
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AMZN
▼ Likely negativeAmazon
Relevance: low
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Broadline Retail |
| Market cap | $2.7T |
| Close on 10/29/2026 | 244.23 |
| Change that session | -4.07% |
GOOGL
▼ Likely negativeAlphabet Inc. (Class A)
Relevance: low
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
| Market cap | $4.0T |
| Close on 10/29/2026 | 283.75 |
| Change that session | -12.66% |
META
▼ Likely negativeMeta Platforms
Relevance: low
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
| Market cap | $1.7T |
| Close on 10/29/2026 | 624.54 |
| Change that session | +1.97% |
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