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After overwhelming demand for its $20 billion U.S. dollar bond issue Monday Alphabet sought to diversify its borrowing profile Tuesday by launching bond offerings in pounds sterling and Swiss franc.
From MarketWatch
Guidance for revenue growth of more than 5% a year implies 34 billion pounds in 2028–ahead of consensus’ 33 billion pounds, analysts write.
The bank said it would distribute more than 15 billion pounds in capital to shareholders over the period.
A gold medal weighs just over 1 pound.
His ears had rung for twenty-four hours after the ten-minute pounding.
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