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Analysis is examining how the massive wave of borrowing and investment behind the artificial intelligence boom is distributed across the financial system, and which lenders and investors ultimately carry the credit risk if AI-linked projects underperform. With spending on data centres, chips and infrastructure climbing, commentators are questioning whether banks, private credit funds or bondholders bear the greatest exposure.
- 2EA Bondholders Allege Default After Record LBO▼Electronic Arts Bondholders Allege Default Following Largest LBO https://www.wsj.com/pro/bankruptcy/electronic-arts-bond
Bondholders of Electronic Arts are alleging the company has defaulted, following the largest leveraged buyout on record. The claim escalates a dispute over the debt-heavy deal and could have significant consequences for creditors and the broader leveraged finance market.
- 3US Treasury Faces Record High Yields on $119 Billion Bond Sales▼⚡ NEWS US Treasury Faces Record High Yields on $119 Billion Bond Sales The US Treasury is scheduled to sell $119 billion
The US Treasury is selling $119 billion in bonds this week at borrowing costs not seen since 2002. Investors are watching closely because weak demand at auction could push yields higher and deepen losses for existing bondholders, underscoring pressure on US government finances amid high interest rates and heavy debt issuance.
- 41996 Savings Bonds Stop Earning Interest, Triggering Tax Warning▼The Savings Bonds She Bought in 1996 Stop Earning This Year. If She Deferred the Tax, 30 Years of Interest Hit One Return Whether She Cashes Them or Not, and Medicare Will Read It
US savings bonds purchased in 1996 reach final maturity this year, meaning they stop accruing interest. For holders who deferred federal tax on the interest, the entire 30 years of accumulated gains becomes taxable in a single tax year — whether or not the bonds are redeemed. Tax writers warn this lump-sum income could also raise Medicare premium brackets.