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For weeks, rumors circulated that the company was planning a large layoff as it poured tens of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Some prospective IPO investors feared that Mastercard could ultimately be on the hook for many billions of dollars’ worth of legal liabilities related to allegations of price fixing.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

A review of federal spending data by the news organizations also revealed how the first Trump administration had made hundreds of contract modifications, increasing the cost of the border wall project by billions.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The results were largely underwhelming even as billions of dollars were expended.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

That doesn’t sound like much, but, when you’re running tens of billions of dollars with little effort and no overhead, it adds up.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis