Economic signs in Apple's bond sale to pay for dividend?(usatoday.com)

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Economic signs in Apple's bond sale to pay for dividend?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/04/30/apple-17-billion-bond-offer/2124791/

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jhowellقبل 13 سنة

Apple is selling bonds to pay for their upcoming dividend. Perhaps this is a precursor to raising interest rates. Otherwise, they may have waited longer to for interest rates to go lower.

From the article: "Last week, Microsoft sold nearly $2 billion in debt."