The cash Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Oracle hold, and the marketable securities they could sell within days, to fund the buildout without borrowing.
- Cash and cash equivalents: money in bank accounts and investments maturing within three months of purchase, such as Treasury bills and money market funds.
- Marketable securities: the investments listed among current assets, mostly government and corporate bonds plus some listed shares, which can be sold within days.
- Microsoft
- Amazon
- Alphabet
- Meta
- Oracle