Apple takes on $8.5 billion in new debt

Apple on Monday took on $8.5 billion in new debt with a four-part bond deal, adding its name to the roster of U.S. investment-grade companies borrowing a record amount of debt in the corporate bond market during the pandemic.
Joy Wiltermuth for MarketWatch:Apple Inc. makes borrowing during a pandemic look as easy as pie. The Apple debt deal stirred up significant interest for a series of bonds that mature in three, five, 10 and 30 years.
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