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capital expenditure

NOUN
fixed asset expense
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In Sydney, data centre developer Nextdc tanked more than 40 percent after slashing its outlook and renewing its capital expenditure programme.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

While stock-bond correlations have turned positive, an AI-led downturn would resemble a traditional negative demand shock, as weaker capital expenditure, softer hiring and declining household wealth weigh on spending and inflation, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Elevated capital expenditure and operating costs related to artificial-intelligence infrastructure are also weighing on earnings, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

That will require $5.5 billion in capital expenditure, including $1.7 billion this year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Machinery required additional capital expenditure, and steam power must be used on a large scale if it was to be profitable.

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease


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