capital expenditure

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The strategists said recent earnings offered positives for hyperscalers, such as rising cloud revenue that pointed to more signs of monetization, while signs of increased semiconductor capital expenditure continue to fuel that sector’s bull case.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

AI, is, of course, a major driver of this earnings trend as capital expenditure here is booming while in the rest of the economy is “lingering in mild recession.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The project, with an estimated capital expenditure of 3 billion ringgit, could add around 100 million ringgit a year to earnings, helping offset pressure from declining core gas infrastructure assets, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Adnoc, or Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., said the spending will be on projects across its upstream and downstream operations through to 2028 and reinforces its five-year capital expenditure plan that was approved last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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 Blease, Walter Lyon